, 1876-04-26

smaller Islands, and Of Them he believed onlv
St. Vincent has for a certain comparative.
~ small contribution had a military force
from the Morberoountry stationed there.
but a Mjlitia-f}rce is Sufficient. H-ra i
Is different. Ihs IaHes q. power ..f IS
We may say, always present mere VIII Is over
whelming influence. We can not expect the
same display here of Imperial Power as can be
given by the British Crown. But let the
Crown have here a Representative who is indie.
pendent of the Colony and the colonial finances.
and let a man of war be stationed here we
might then reduce considerably the expense
for the public service, we might almost do
away with the military force, and the COLONY
would feel itself much nearer to and much
more under the protection of the MOthercoun.
try, and from that feeling also the AdministrG.
ton Will derive strength. Any how, the
Mothercountry will have to give I'D the idea
that IN our days small colonies can be main.
tanned IN good order without support, as We
moral as financial, from the MotAeroountry.
Also IN this respect, by establi hing G closer con.
1ectIon with The M0thercountry, the Home
G~oVernm1nsand the Diet, be hoped that this step.
she Central Factories, would open a new era. So
men 10 answer 10 the remarks in the F0lke-
tnlng on our administration, its oostliness and
800 10 OtuCi pOtllG u6 MOuLG
touch on is the contents of 3 of this Drafs
he must necessarily state PUBLICLY some of the
remarks he had made privately in the Commit.
tee. 1t has been sid and commented on thae
the Legislature in the Mother Country has, in
passing the Law, been legislatiDg on O
matter belonging e%ntiFely to the Internal
affairs OF the colony, without first hearing the
opinion OF the Council. But that view
appeared to him not to be quite correct. The
Legislature in Copenhagen has not ia this
instance legislated for the colony but only
made the offer Of a pecuniary loan dependent
ON whether tho colony will make certain
changes in it's legislature On a certain subject.
or not to a promise is added q condition.
without which il would not have been given
and 1t IS expressly said in the law that the
matter is to be regulated by an Ordinance for
the colony, passed in the ordinary way. The
Eolkethlng believes, that the Labour ACT ham
pers the progress of the Island, and would
also hamper the Central Factories. In JUS.
tioo to ourselves it should be said here before
the 0 dinance is adopted, that We also believe
that Central Factories and the present Labor
system will not work together. and therefore
when we unhesitatiogly adopt the Ordi-
nance, we do it not alone because We are so
awfulIy situated that we must accept any
condition attached to the offer, but also be-.
cause We fully see that as Central Factories
come into operation, the Labour Act must 90
out of operation, IF time had allowed that
the Colonial Council had been heard first, We
should have accepted the condition as readily
as we do now.
The 3rd discussion was closed.
The Ordinance as adopted at tie End Dis
cuSsion vas read and adopted unanimously
with Is votes.
The Chairman closed tbo Meeting The next
meeting would probably be the first in the new
term, and would consequently be fixed by The
Presidency.