, 1877-06-02

the e3 penses for many items could be reduced,
and considerably reduced. Therefore he wau'd
this year recommend a Committee on the Draf'.
Some other minor points lie would reserve for
comment later.
The President was sorry to say he could
not deny that the remarks Of the last
honorable Speaker as to the indifferent printing
are founded hut as be at the same time admitted
that tie form is an Improvement. his remarks
were il reality merely a wish for further i'm.
provoments..-As regards the honor Die Spea.
ksr's remarks about The statement Of arrears,
there Can be no doubt but that The Bulge is
not the place to give such statement. The
Budget Is simply to shtw what are the public
uscessitieC Of the Island, aud tie means to cover
them tho arrears on foregoing years taxes
do not belong there but he was prepa ed wi; hin
q short time to submit such d more compreheA-
svs statemeut in connection with the question
Of the general assets and liabilities Of lie Island.
WheG the honorable Member further asks where
the money TO meet the expenses is 10 be had,
that is a question which every body no doubt bad
put to hinse. before the greater part Of he
expenses uuder the Budget are such which in a
measure are legally due, and there ore also
others which cannot be voted on or lefnsed the
answer to h. question must be, if we get DO
rain, we eau expect no crop, aud hence, as the
ultimate cons, quence, DO revenues to meet the
expenses. We are doirg oui utmost and must
continue to do cur utmost TO maintain our pos
ton fgainst difficulties Which we cannon control.
la Committee should be allie to point CUT mems
by which considerable reductions could be made
without injury to the Island or Wi hour violating
the rights Of individuals, lie would lie very hap.
py after the ma y previous vain attempts at
affecting II, lie had no great hoI es of seeing it
doEe to any considerable extent but that would
rest With the Committee to slew.
LIST Member for Fredeuk,ttd (Sarauvl
admitted, that the Budget was not exscry
the right place to give lie Stat, m ut Of ar.
rears Of taxes bat Why hen is it given for
The quarter percent tax ! and in fotmer times
it was given fer other taxes too. As regards
the matrer Of reductions, be knew perfectly
well that the Council under tue Blu ieetdIs.
cussions can do little or nothing in that req.
rect but. the Committee could propose to
the Council to request the Government to
bring before the Council ordinances for et.
lecting reductions hat are cot sidcred possible.
LIST Member for Chtis,ianstcd (LtmmiagJ
seconded the view ef Tie last Speaker as
regards the utility of a COMMITTEE but IT,
sdoN,d not couine in labours merely to an
inyesti gation OF he expenses but also to the
rovenue, which he considers put down at least
$4,000 too high he could, for instance, not
a. ell agree ia the reason given In the re-
marks for fixing the import duty at the sum
put down in the Dtatt,
LIST Member for Ftederiks'ed [Saravu
thereafter proprs d, that the lst d scurslou bo
Interrupted and the Committee Of 5 members
be appointed.
The Council adopted unanimously wi h "a
votes to refer the Draft Of Budget With Money
Bills to a Committee of 5 NJ, mbers.
1t was tacirly oge d 10, tbat also he Money
Bllfor Building exp en-es," for which in previ.
Gus years 4 special Committee had been appoint
ed, should be referred to this Committee.
After a respite Of Is minutes the Council
was called to order again, aud proceeded to the
election of members for the Committee on the
Budget aud Money Bills.
The result of the election was that Is tickets
we're banded in elected were, Sarauw with ~.
Lemming IL, Coulter 10, Rosenstand Z votes
Faber, Flemming, and Moore had each s votes
Faber being he eldest of the three he WAS do.
clared to be elected 5.h Member Of The Commit
tee.
The Order of The Day was Herewith ex.
bausted.
The President thereafter made a communica.
tion TO the Council within closed doors.
The meeting was closed at 4t o'clock.