, 1877-11-10

uu'ion suoulu cause an increase IN the pay to
the pOstman.
The President had, after hearing the com.
plants of the non delivery of The West End let
ters,Sroken With the then acting Postmaster, who
bad objected to an additional burthen being put
on the postman, because he Was of particular
service to him, and it is difficult to find good
persons for the post, which has got money
responsibility /; and the Postmaster had recon-
mended this Increase of pay. However, the
President, would not consider the matter of
such Importance that he would, if the Council
should be reluctant to entertain it, urge it,
but would do his best to have the complaint
remedied. after c%onfering with the Postmaster.
3rd Member for Cbristiarsted (Hamson)
found it certainly very encouraging TO hear
tie views of the honorable Speaker and His
ExcelleDcy the Vice Governor, which afford
hopes for The future existence of the Island;
but there was a very wtjghty remark to be
made In that respect, which is, that means
must be provided to meet the expenses ; if we
hitherto had made no retrenchments, where
would the money be had to day 10 meet
the expenses? To him it appeared, more
over, that 6 years past experience ehews
that our exptctotiOns for the future cannot
be certain; what have we to expect after
those years, and what to hope for2 We
will have but to fall back on the Mother.
country again. Now, there is a remark to. day
from au honorable Member which deserves 10
be noted, viz: the view expressed by The
9TH Crownmemher (JGrs) that the military
expenses could be reduced still more, in fact
that The force could be reduced with ] that
remark is all the more weighty, coming as it
did from a POlicemastpr who will be charged
with The protection of the public peace. 1t is
in his mind, to be regretted that the honorable
OF Moo bon e. a L~l -
the lime the military Ordinance was under
discussion Withdrawn bis amendment for great
er reductions Of the military force ; at that
time he she utd have held on to that proposal,
or else more tangible reasons for giving it up
should have jeen advanced. Now. it would
be diS5s ecah!e, after The Government has
reduced The n iIitsry force to the number adop.
TED ty tie Ordinance, to ccme forward with q
request lol further reductions.
/ Member for FreGerikSted (Sarauw) would
as Member of the Sub Committee and Building
Works, beg to refer to the reports. The
amount proposed this year is snail, and it is
recommended hat it be granted, after tho
Court House has been struck out, and with
adoption Of his proposal for reducii e the item
Of unforeseen Expenses from $500 to $500,
The acting Chairman closed the discussion,
and the Draft Of Budget With Money Bills
passed to 2nd discussion.
The Chairman resumed the chair.
After a respite of Is minutes he Council
proceeded 10:
3. Question OF fu,thering and eventually
putting Interpolation from the 2nd Member
for ChriStianSted Conrad
The Council consented unanimously with l2
votes that The Interpolation BIZ furthered and
the President had 10 objection to enter on it
TO day.
The Interpolation is as fellows:
Will the Government or The Presidency not
make SOM arrangement whereby letters and
papers intended Cor ST. Croix and arriving in
ST. Thomas with the different European
Steamers. especially the British Nail Steamers,
could be forwarded to ST. Croix and distribu-
ted here with greater despatch and in a more
s~atisfactt ry manner than has Of late been The
case2
The End Member for Chris'iansied (ConradJ
had in putting this Interpolation only followed
a general opinion entertained by persons who
correspond with Europe, especially by the
English Steamers. We have instances here
where letters from Euro pc have been detain-
ed 3 or even as much as A days in St. Thomas
after their arrival, because. the schooner. for
which this community pays half of the yearly
rent, had left the day previous. AS We have
heard it mentioned today by the honorable
Speaker of The Budget Committee, it is obServ-
ed all over the world else, that letters arriving
by the post are delivered as soon as possible;
-. - s. Ia 20 Tho drou -honk ia caid To