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such were the sentiments entertained, at a time
too when the community had q balance of
$4,000, they muat be entertained still more
now, after that balance has been odan ged into
a considerable debt and when there is certain.
" OF 8 constant deficit In the public budget, IL
Is new impossible to make She two ends meet,
and as It Ia also impossible to increase taxation,
as there Is very little to be taxed and the taxes
oannot be paid even nov, tbs only way remain
ing Is to try to raduoa the expenditure, in order
to come within the revenue. W. have heard
repeatedly that 10 no other branch Of the
public administration can reductions OF any
note be effected shs only Item is tbs Military.
But the reduotIoa here proposed is not suoa
as to make It clear that va even after that Will
have arrived to principles Of good eoon)my and
safe housekeeping we all s8a very we'll that
even after that reduction We will be having a
oonsl lerabl8 amount ON the not sure side.
From these considerations ha AMI others wlth
him will not only accept the reI9otl0n now
proposed, but woull even advise the entire
abolition OF the military 0rO4, lob is u1na-
cessary aud at all events uRaI.ov35l3 as long
as We canu0S keep cur expenses below ta8
income. II this principle be SIT aside, the com.
muajty will end by going 10 t1e Dealing Court
tba same as 10 the case Of private luliylIuals.
It could not BE- expected that the G)75mm5a5
will take up this suggestion an put an amend.
m8nt to that oFset, but lie taogEIt IL but rim.
60 express tbs visUs Of those who had o9ns.t.
stated him, and in order to explain that DO Sill
vote for any organisl5i0n tL1g promises the
greatest reduction Of public expenditure. At
che ama Tina he must say be fully agrees with
His Exoellelcy's remarks &s2.a5, pIsoiay 8
mounted man at kIaE4hi.l.
9Th Member for Chris.Ianssals Couatry Dis.
irIct (FarrsIly) ual g very long experience t.
speak from, and would decidedly consil.rit
the very worse thing We could ID to remove
the Military from Hl1gslilI, especially now.
when We arc about 10 change The Lq50ur.
System, The Police Station at ktug5b.l Will
be worth nothing at all, If the Military be with.
drawn. But The Ceatrelistriot contains soma
Of tae most valuable estates and should not
be left without protection.
2nd Member for Erederlksted lF45sr) would
like 10 ask the honorable member (EarreIly}If
1t 10 meant, that when no military are to be az
KlnGahlIl, the Police Station should then alas
ba Withdrawn from theya. On previous oooa
aI0ns that view has been openly expressed, and
1t has even b90n stated that va have too
many.P0lLoem2sters, and that 6 great l.al OF
petty GASES arise from the too easy access 10
She P0lioa, on matters which could have been
settled a. home; Il las also been s4ld, so many
P0llo3maSsers, 81 many different ways Of Inter.
pretiug and applying the Lays. rs hai oxp5c.ad
10 Gee this question d3alt With by the Com.
mlsteel bat Il would be good to have clear
statement on tho mattsr.
The Speaker Of the Committee (R9,esstasa]
had 70 authority from the hOn0rabl8 4tl Mem.
Der for Ohristiansted's Country District 80 an
awer to the enquiry. but would as the hoaora-
Bile Member had also called on the Committee
make some remarks on tho question. He could
not see with what right the honorable member
had based bis expectation of soeiag the question
dealt with by the Committee in fact 1t would
not have been right Of the Committee to touch
on this point without entering fully into it, aud
90 do 60, the Committee had no authority.
There had some time past been q strong feel.
Ing prevailing In the direction mentioned by
the honorable Member. and 1t was q public
secret shat there had even been an open ex.
preston OF that feeling. 1t will be- remember.
ed. that the very dlfioull question Of the best
distribution and organisation of the Police, had
en- previous occasions been the subject of dayse
long discussion ia the Council, without any
result having been arrived al aud the question
is one fully worth TO be considered by ITSELF
and not appended to a small ordinance on q
partial military reduction nor IL it the plaoe
to discuss the question whether the Police Sta.
ton should remain at Kingshill after the with.
drawal OF the Military the Committee's chief
endeavouf was to com to q provisional UNDER
standing with the Government ID reference to
the 8 men, but leave the other questions to be
dIgouaaA1 m their own merits,