, 1876-12-23

@N 1SA|A v - wa ~~ 'SARN $1,000
The amendment from him sub No. l will
have no effect on the reality of the matter !;
che Draft contains alterations not only In 3
of the Military Ordinance but also In !;
he had first thought Of adding this latter
in the heading, but it il best to omit man-
tl0ning both SIS. The other amendment is
not so much owing TO the financial side Of
the question, as to the fact that he considers
the number proposed, say 66 men, so of
whom ~privates, to DO sufficient for the re-
qulremont9 of the island, especially if none of
the men IS to bo given for civil service.
There IS an amendment from the Minority
of sho Committee to the same etf3ob viz Of
having the force reduced to so %privatos, but
still to retain the large number of officers,
etc. He could not undertake to fx the nun
Der of o%ficars, uon-o0mmiosiono1 officers, etc.
that would be requisite for that number
that point mu3s be loft TO the Government.
In the Draft the number Of officers Is "a
some might be done without for instance
one Commanding officer might be sufficient,
the duties Of Depot Sergeant might be taken
over by the clerk of the force or by soma
one else; the remaining IL non-commis,
aloned officers and drummars might be reduced
70 8 but be had thought that IS heads
IN oil would DO adequate. The principal diE
ference between the G3yernntD 5s Dra.s, the
Oomm'tee's proposals and his Amendment
no. 2, Is that while he would have The r3-
duotion fixed in tho Oriin}noe, but investing
The Governor with authority to etI3e. further
reductions, when circumstances admit Of it -
the Draft and the Report leave Ii to tho
Governor to make tho reduction to the mini
mum set down, 1t must BIO more pleasant
70 oil parties to have o positive law, AMI TO
be- able to say, II can not be- otherwise. o.
GlyPoa 81 al a pasftTyta .ailati.u 0nlli amt Ina
effected at on0e, but a certain time must be
allowed Il th8 Government agree, an amend
ment may DO brought In at th9 3rl Discus
slon. u sides there Il good reason why tho
reduction should be fixed BY law, aud not
left to tho GJYatnor; Il will be rom5moareI
that the BjlJet-C Committed had some years
ago called to mind tho promises given By
previous Governors Of reductions In the
public expenditure the Governor said he
GOULD not agrCo to, oc consider himself
bound by the promises Of others, Whatever no
himself promised, be would keep no ono doubt.
Of that but tho Speaker Ind pointed out that
whom such promises ara made by the Governor
they must be considered 10 b. nude With she
consent Of the Hons Government, AMI they
should be Kept, if they can be- kept to this the
Governor could not consent. Bat, thea, If We
wJr8t) got aQoguer Governor next year, he my
say h3 Is MT bound by previous promises to
reduce the military force therefore it gould ba
better to prescribe the reduc.Io ion by law.
The Go0eraor would, without entering further
on tho poinb touched on lastly by tho honoata.
bio Member, beg to call to mind, that when on
the occasion alluded to he halsajd that be as
Governor did not hold hlusglt bouad By
promises Of former Governors, he had added
that ho did n)3 even know what tho3e promls-
o5 really we're, and how it was intended 70