, 1877-06-27

cultivation should not to any extent have to
be abandoned, before better times, Of which
there is as yet no cause to despair, shall have
come ; and after the information given the
Committee by His Exoellency the Vicegover-
nor Of the extent to which it is until now
supposed that the bureau advances will be
required,
The Committee would beg leave to recon-
mend to the honorable Council
that the Money Bill be adopted.
St. Croix 9th Jure 1877.
Ph. Rosenstand. F. Coulter. P. Lemming.
Chairman.
No amendments we're proposed.
The Chairman being Speaker of The Com
mittee vacated the chair to the Vicechairman
End Member for Christiansted's Country Dis
trict (Rosenstand) IS Speaker Of the Commit
tee introduced the Report. After the Commit.
tee bad had a conference with His Excellency
the Vice Governor it had decided to recon-
mend to the Council 10 adopt the bill. The
reasons for granting bureau advances are so
strong that they could not be gainsayed there
was simply the question Of cultivation or non.
cultivation ofthe Island at stake therefore,
however much one could be against some fea-
lures of the bureau system, it could not be
otherwise than that the Colonial Treasury
should try to continue to assist planters to
kEGQ up ZIG Culti 0LIOuP especially as Nc UdVb
no reason to despair Of the future it would be
unnatural, nay objectionable If the assistance
hitherto rendered were now to be- withheld,
and the Island loft to itself, may be in the
very moment when the struggle is to DO.
crowned with success, Therefore also we see
the Government proposing to assist the
Island one year more. The loss sus.
tanned hitherto by the C0lOnial Treasury
through bureau is comparatively small, when
We consider the immense benefit the whole
community will derive from the amounts spent.
Taking then, this broad view, and which The
Council itself On previous occasions has taken,
the Committee had no doubt that the Coun Gil
will give its consent to the continuance Of this
honorable struggle for one year more ar d
when now introducing this report on a rainy
day in the month of June, the most favourable
season of the year, he would accept the omen.
3rd Member for ChristianSted (Haason) was
happy that a Committee had been appointed
on this bill and he was yet more happy to hear
the result of the conference. He considered
it to be fortunate that the Committed had been
able to arrive at the result it has, to recon-
mend the measure ancondirionally and the
necessity of continuing this sort of assistance
as far as possible. will baye become evi.
dent to the Colonial Council, the Home Gov
eminent, and all who are interested in
the welfare Of St. Croix.
The Vice Chairman would only observe
that who ever votes for these $50, 600 to day
binds himself also to vote for $40 or $4,000
which will be required through the year.
No one else requested the word.
The End discussion was closed ; the Money
Bill for $4,000 was adopted unanimously
with 10 votes.
The Chairman resumed the Chair.
AT the request of the Presidency the Council
proceeded to:
Election of 2 Members to assist the Presi-
dency in the applica ton of the amount granted
for bureau advances.
After the Prosidency's Secretary had stated
that the Presidency intended to appoint
Judge Sarauw, the Council elected Coulter
with 9 votes and Farrelly with votes.
The Meeting was then closed at Al O'Clock.