, 1881-08-17


this year, and the hitherto acting Vice.
bran lmajor Mr.. Idskovdammen has after
Mr.. Meyers death been appointed Brand.
major, and received the salary as such, but
not the emolument to the VicebrandmajOr.
Mr.. Meyer must have received his salary
for two. months, hence the actingVicebrand.
major too, and as q consequence thereof
the amount of 500 can not be struck ont
entirely, but $40 of it must remain. The
total sum of the grant would then DO
reduced with S6Olto 1902 instead of 81, liz.
The acting President agreeing.
The amendment a was adopted una.
nimously with IL votes,
The Money Bill as amended for a total
sum of Sl,1l2 was adopted unanimously
with IL votes.
End Member for Christiansied's Country
District Coulterl obtained The word for o
few general remarks. 1t is quite neces.
sary that the Government should take
steps to procure better implements such ~
Fire Engines, Fire Hooks, ETC., for tho
use of the Brand companies. Al regards
the country, he doubted very much il
many estates would to. day be found with
proper fire, engines; they were almost all
destroyed in the riots, and planters have
really had enough to do to rebuilt
their estate works, hence many are not in
a position just now to buy new engines
but he Thought that the Government
should import new engines and allow
planters to get them at u cheap rate.
AS regards the Accomplishments generally,
in town and country; care should be taken
that they are always in good order. In
this connection he would beg to enquire if
the labOurerS on estates could be compelled
to work at fires i'll the country of late Al
Inci.o 49,, Aonln,n~ - l.nD~ ,.-.. -. nI-.-
itself among those people.
The acting President felt happy to be
able 10 respond that all the items spoken
of by the last speaker had been under
effective consideration. From u pnblica-
ton in the "AviS" it will be seen that
recently regulations have been given,
by which the whole country has been
divided into fire districts, as before, and -
captain appointed for the eastern and
western districts, namely, Mr.. Geo.
Elliott for the former and Mr.. JAS. Wilson
for the Western. At the same time the
enactments from 1888 on the manner
Of dealing with fires in the country. which
enactmentS are still all perfectly available
and useful, have been called into effect.
AS regards engines i'll the country, he could
state that the 2 Captains appointed have
TcCCINeU OIucFS 10 Hlik6 WITHOUT U0lAN
an inspection Of tho engines and imple-
mentS and to report on same and also 80
state their opinion how eventual defects
may be remedied. When those reports
nave been received, it is the intention of
the Presidency TO see that every estate Is
q 'cording to the regulations provided with
@ i~reengine with sufficient quantity of hi s.,
and for this purpose to introduce - Money
Bill for obtaining the necessary amount
for importing FROM abroad fre-cngine*
for the estates, the cost OF which engines
is to be refunded in the same way az
hitherto the cost of hoses, and with tho
same security in the crop of the Estate
as for Bureau advances. The whole affair
can not cost much, "A few hundred Dol.
larS-and he hoped in the nearest future
to see all the estates furnished with
engines.-With reference to the question
whether the country people can be COM
PEELED to work at fires in the country, he
would call attention to the enactment in
s 50 of the Colonial Law, which is just ms
we'll applicable to labourerS as to planters
and every one else, viz: Every person
is bound to aid in the protection of pro.
perty against fire, in the manner preSciib.
ell by the Ordinance In default thereof
the regulations prescribe fines or impri.
sonment OH bread and water as punish
ment.
End Member for Christiansted's Country
District Coulter thanked His Honour the
President for the information given. .
The Chairman would point out, that in