, 1877-06-27

in chief which had now taken place, he could
state that the Governor has no particular
objection TO an institution of the kind proposed,
but our financial position is such that we have,
as in one Instance done by the Draft which
recently passed to 2nd discus ion, to try TO
make retrenchmeEts and not Increase public
expenditure, The Governor could there
fore, while having no particular objection to
the proposed measure, not allow the expense
resulting from it to be placed on the Colonial
Treasury, anG could not accept the Draft in
It's present form.
1st Member for Frederiksted's Country Dis.
trict Fleming thanked for TIE information;
he was glad 10 learn that the Government had
no objections 10 the matter, bit rather looks
iaVcufably on it. He for his part had nothing
further to add to The remarks he had made
when introducing the Daft he would only
say, that the expense entaiIed by the proposed
measure would not be very considerable, as
the number Of estates to have eorstables is not
large. He would again beg to recommend the
Draft: to lie Council.
1st Member for Freaeriksted (Sarauu)
thought this Council, and especially owners Of
landed properties in tho country districts,
ought to be thankful to Tie honorable Member
who had Introduced this Draft. lie believed
that CoustableS, or Whatever else they be
. } 4CGy 10 ASSIST lUG EJlICt on ESt GttSj NOuiQ
be of very great use, he had tried hem him.
self on previous occasions. As for The contents
If the Draft, lie should not now eater too
much into details, bot there are some general
rules in il 10 which he could not agree. Ia
the first place, the Draft is TOO much copy
Of The existing onactments for establishing
corstahuary forces in the British Islands but
We here live under different laws and with
other institutions. The first objection he had
to HE Draft is that The c9nstabIes are to be
appointed by the manager or owner then TO
tie appointment having to be approved by
The President, willie the P%oiicemaster is to be a
sort Of Scboo, Master to instruct the conSta-
bles but he regular Policemen are ali
appointed and discharged by the PolicemaSter
without askirg the Superior Authority so it
ought TO 5e also with the cons abl,s II APP
pears from the Draft, that divers are olWays
10 be coGstlbles hat does away, as far as
they are concerned, with The appointment
or approval Of tAe President, because
according to III Of the Labour Act drivers
are definitely appointed 10y the manager
or owner, and nay be discharged by them,
without the consent Of The Poiicema>ter. Ano,
Their ro.pt which he mightmention is this there
are instances where female drivers are employ
ed on states; if the clause that the driver
shall always be a constable, be carried out,
We would be having some female POLICEMEN;
he lad no objection to women in those positions,
in many instances they are to be preferred, but
bv the Draft we would be getting female.
constatlys. and this be did not think was The
intention Of the proposer. Another objection TO
the draft is. that it is made binding on estate.
owners to have a certain number Of conStables,
ard also made binding on the people to be con
stables it should he voluntary on beth sides
especially, if an estate owner should not like
to have G. ns'ablyS, he should be at liberty to
lie without hem. Besides, the Daft does rot
exactly dcfoe which are the limits for the
estates bound to have coCstab|es according
to statistical data he had, there are I43 states
that m .ght require coustablcs; This number
would cDtail an expense Of c. $1,000; bat it
ought to be defined where constablcs can be de-
handed. Bat all these objections, which might
appear serious, might be overcome by suitable
alterations in the Draft as already said, he
considers tue Draft very useful and the
whole institution very rccommendable, hence,
lie would recommend that he Draft be referred
toa Committee. With regard to the last Of
the Draft, he thought it should be struck out
it is either superalous, as the same thing is
already enacted in $50 Of the Colonial Law lin
accordance with which every man capable of
bearing arms is bound in person to contribute
towards the defence of the Isl and, aud every
person is bound to aid in the pro.
lection of property against fre), or else it goes
Crrtbar tbon thie onactmpnf. and in that caco II