, 1881-04-06

III tO DO 6Cub uNA1O ~ tuoV WuY1 Qho OuSh
il shall be allowed, it would be difficult to
exercise proper discretion In that respect.
As regards the remittance of the amounts
collected BY Agents Of the Insurance Com
pany, be could not see at an, why we
should pay the Company to come here and
do business if the Island cannot permit of
that business, then the Agent should leave.
As remarked by the honorable 1st Crown.
member (QuiD) it was to be feared. that
ifxhe premium to the Treasury were to
Be raised at any time, the Treasury would
be troubled but very little with such re-
mittances, as certainly people would buy
where it was cheapest and safe we see
officials renting now for all purposes
through the Treasury, just because it is the
cheapest way.
The Acting President pointed out. that
when officials 60 home on leave of absence,
it ia generally not for pleasure sake; there
are cases where officials after having been
here q great number of years, require a
little trip home Ia order to extend their
views; but otherwise it is for restoring
their health and in seeking for permission
In this respect officials have always to pro-
duce certificates from their medical atten-
dants, which almost always prove that a
trip to q colder climate 10 necessary after
as or 7years %soiourn in the tropics,ln order
to strengthen their nerves and brains.
1t is not particularly the rate OF premium
that is looked upon, it is the easy and
secure way in which the amounts are for
warded, which is the chief object OF the
Officials. II this should be altered then
the official on leave of absence would
have to employ an Agent here to receive
his salary at the Treasury, then buy bills
for it, very often the bills might be delay
ed by the delay Of the opportunity by
which they were forwarded; the bills
might aver be lost; the official would
then have to await o long time the arrival
OF the Sscunda. and perhaps get into
difficulties. But as it is now the party
can on the first day of every month like
all other officials at home receive his
money at the Chief Chest in Copenhagen.
This ia after all such an old custom that
no Ad ministration would according to bis
opinion undertake to make a change, ex-
cept by a law or ordinance. AS regards
the last two items, they will be done
away with if it is the particular wish of
the Council, but be would repeat that
he could wish that the Council would not
insist upon it, when the remittances In
question could be effected without loss to
the Treasury.
LIST Member Tor Christiansted (Wild1d)
would as the mover of the Interpolation
beg to say, that his only object is to pre-
vent the Treasury suffering loss by the
custom alluded to, and not to curtail any
privilege or advantage hitherto enjoyed by
officials or Others. He would therefore
beg to suggest as a practical way of get
ting over the matter, that the remittances
in question be made at the same rate
charged by the Bank each month, which
might easily be ascertained.
The Chairman pointed out that nothing
could under this Interpolation be subject
for vote Of the Council, except it were
brought 10 as a separate proposal, or in
the form that the Council goes over to the
next matter on the Order OF The Day,in ex-
pressing a particular view of the case
treated of in the Interpolation.
The Chairman notified the receipt of a
proposal from 2nd Crown Member (Kaimer)
and istMember for Christiansied's Country
District (Hattenseu) as follows.
"After the calculating remarks that
have fallen from the President regarding
the Interpolation, the Council in leaving
the matter in the hands of the Adminlstra-