, 1881-05-21
sted Lemminglwith I Of 8 votes; / vote

was invalid.
The Chairman then communicated to the
Councll-the Members standing from theh
seats, that by letter of 4th April last, (No'
o2o)the Presidency had informed the Coun-
Gil that, agreeable 70 a telegram received,
her Royal Highness Hereditary Princess
Caroline, widow of the Hereditary Prince
ferdinand, had on the 31st of March last
departed this life.
The Chairman in behalf of the Council
begged His Honor the President to con-
vey to His Majesty the Councils feeling of
sympathy and coincidence with His Ma.
Jesty and the Royal Family in this be.
reavement.
me Chairman also notified the receipt Of
the following communications from the Pre-
sluency, VIZ: j. dated 31st March 1881 No.
4o3,accordlng to which His Majesty had been
pleased by a Royal Resolution of II Fsbru-
ary last, at the petition of His Excellencv
governor D.. A. Garde, X, D.. s. D. NJ: to
uisnllsSeu nlm III grace and with a pen
SION, rom the office as Governor of the
Dan!sn west india Islands from 1st
AprH, ana TO appoint Captain of the En-
glheer Corps, Mr.. Christian Henrik Aren.
drup, T.. d. as Governor of the Danish
west India Islands, with permission for him
as such and with the rank of Colonel of
the Danish West India military forces. to
wear the uniform prescribed for the Go.
vernon: AS, however, Governor Arendrun
would DC unable to enter upon his office az
governor by the LIST of April, Governor
Uarue mao, IN virtue of the authority con.
lerred on ann to provide for the temporary
ulScnarge OF the duties of the office. depu.
70" UoVernmentsSecretary Councillor Hat.
Jensen 10 act as Governor of the Danish
N~GsGInuleS from lStApril and until further.
anu hoyal Clerk, Candidatus iuris. julius
DuuS deputed as Governments secretary :
q, from the Presidency dated 10Th April
q. C., NO. GUS, informing the Council that
His EXcellency Colonel Arendrup had on
the 18th of the same month assumed the
offices most graciously entrusted to him
by Royal Resolution of 18th February a. C.
as Governor of the Danish West Indies.
The Chairman in connection with these
two communications stated, that the Conn.
Gil and the Community here had with
great satisfaction heard of Colonel Aren-
drupS appointment as Governor of these
Islands it was with much sympathy
we had learnt of His Excellency having
fallen sick shortly after his arrival here.
but we have since had the pleasure of
hearing that His ExceIlency is now per.
4cCli9 IcCoNeIcu' anu ne (Clo Chalrmanl
was sure that we would now soon have
the pleasure to welcome His Excellencv i'm
this Island.
The Chairman farther communicated the
receipt of a letter from the Presidency
dated 4th April &C, No. 534, forwarding q
Reply from His Excellency Chamberlain
j. A. Garde in acknowledgment of the
receipt of the Councils Address of Dist
March. The reply was read as follows:
Before retiring to-day from the Office of
Governor of the Danish West India
Islands, [ hereby beg to ask the honour
able Colonial Council of ST. Croix to accept
my heartfelt thanks for the friendly ex-
pressions and kind wishes embodied in the
Councils address dated the 21st inst.
Those expressions and wishes I shall
treasure as a cherished memory of my
sojOurn in the Danish West Indies, and T
beg the honorable Council to ACCEPT my
assurance, that l shall always entertain
the warmest wishes for the advancement
of these Islands, and the happiness and
prosperity of their inhabitants,o one and all.
Government House st. Thomas, March 3lst
1881.
AUG. GARDE.
The Councils Members rose from their
seats as an acknowledgment of the above
reply.
Before proceeding further, the Chair.
man gave the word to the acting President.
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