, 1880-11-27
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
OF ST. CRoIx.

noon, the Colonial Council held it's 4th or.
binary meeting postponed from Monday
sth November.
The Members were present with eXcep-
ton of 4th Member for Christiansted's
Country District IFarrellyl, LIST, End and
3rd Members for Frederiksted's Country
District FLEMING, Jas. Latimer and A..
Latimer-of whom Fleming and A. Lati-
mer had notified their inability to at,endl.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read.
The Chairman notified the receipt of q
communication from the Presidency dated
1st November a.c. according to which the
Councils ordinary Meeting which was to
have been held on the Sth inst. was post
poned till to-day.
The Chairman further notified the receipt
of several communication from the Presi-
dency viz: one dated 18th October according
to which at the election held in Frederik-
sted, Planter r. Skeoch had been elected
3rd Member for Frederiksted's Country
District; two communications dated Goth
October according to which at the elections
held on the 10th and 18th October in
Christiansted, Lawyer p. Lemming and
Planter T. Coulter had been elected rs res
Dectiyely End Member for ChriStianSted's
Town and suburbs and End Member for
C~hristiarsted's Country District.
The Council proceeded to the Order Of
Day viz:
l. Examination of patents of election
for newiy elected members.
Messrs. Skeoch, Lemming, and Coulter
were present and handed in their patents
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found in order.
The Chairman declared them entitled to
a seat and vote in the Council, -Skeoch
as 3rd Member for FrederikSted's Country
District; Lemlning as 2nd Member for
C~hriStiansted's Town and suburbs, and F..
Coulter as 2nd Member for Christiansted's
Country District.
AS they had previously been Members
of the Council, they were not required to
sign the formula of oath.
2. Election of Members to revise st.
CrOiX Communal Accounts for lS7S-79.
The Chairman stated firstly, that he had
on the 10Th inst. received a report from the
Committee to revise the Communal Ac-
counts for 1S77-78. too late to be placed on
the Order OF Day for this meeting; tho
report would he printed and put ON tho
Order OF Day for a following meeting.
He would next beg to mention that by
letter of End August last the Presidency
forwarded to tho Counc the Communal
Account for 1878-79, and the Council will
to-day appoint a Committee to revise those
accounts; but he vas bound to add that
the accounts for 1S76.77 had not as yet
been received from the Presidency. Tho
forlner Chairman had mentioned this in the
Councils meeting on the 3rd of May, and
on the Gath May the former Chairman had
Informed the Presidency in writing that
those accounts had not been received.
The President stated that after the re-
marks from the former Chairman on the
occasion alluded to, he, the President, had
done what he could to obtain the accounts
in question, but they were not to be found
here enquiry was then made if they were
in the possession of the Government, but
he received information that the accounts
had been sent over here in due time. The
question then arose of substituting. instead
of the real accounts as they come from the
Ministry. the summary extract of them,
which is also compiled at home, and pub
lished here III English and he had been
under the impression that such an extract
had been forwarded to the Councils Com
mittee; but he has since learned that it
was not received. 1t is certain. however
that such an extract could not serve as q
substitute for the real communal accounts
and he would now apply directly to the
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