, 1881-08-03


on every person to assist.
On coming to the grant for Public
Instruction, the President stated that his
Excellency the Governor was giving this
subject his attention with a view to obtain
be, ter results without greater expenditure
than at present.
On the grant for Roads, Streets, &c.
Mr.. Coulter said that the existing road
system for the country was unjust under
present circumstances. 1t had been
made during slavery and the road al
lotted according to the number OF
people fixed on each estate, now the PEG.
pie moved about as they like The Roads
were moreover largely Use .or the CARR.
ages Of private persons, fOt 3@ carts, and
for factory traffic. The rOatl ordinance
dated since 1919, aud certainly required
revision. He would not say that the roads
were not repaired under the present plan.
and he would advocate retaining the same
machinery of Road Inspector, Quarter
Officers &c, but the expenses should fal! ON
the community, not on the planters alone.
LGCyey Lemmtng followed with some re-
marks, in the course of which he expressed
the view that the whole of the old ma
chlnery should be abolished, and u com.
pletely new arrangement put in its place,
a general tax being imposed to cover the
OulId3. 1uc CNUtfWtUW lOOkCu sI tuC
matter from a judicial stand point, aud
thought that a system which caused that
private persons sat in judgment ION their
neighbours WAS inconvenient; road Ques.
ton like all others should be decided in u
court of justice.
Under the Sanitary Department, some
discussion took place on the item of 500
for sending d person to Copenhagen to bo
trained as q midwife.
With reference to procuring the services
of a tarrier for the island the President
referring to some remarks Of Mr.. Faber'S
ut a previous meeting explained how the
Government hoped, with the help Of
subscriptions from planters and by
providing a house, grass, &c. ut K,ngshill;
to make the post worth about $1,000 Il year.
The gentlemen who had subscribed had
been asked to promise for = years, by
which time it was hoped that the farrier
would have proved his usefulness and
would secure IL continuation of support.
Mr.. Fd6ey thanked the President for this
information, and remarked that whilo the
Importance OF The serve $ of d tarrier had
always been acknowledged, recent eTpeTi.
ence OF sickness among cattle had brought
the matter nome.
On the cOncluS on Of the discussions on
the separate items the Chairman made
some notifications to the Budget, which
finally Showed an income Of ) l5S,000 and an
expenditure of S23S,65I, cons q Iently an
estimated deficit of ,S0,G5
Some general continents 'rom Mr.. jung.
hans and Mr.. Coulter cOnoluteG the BUSH
ness of the day.
Mr.. JaaghGnS thought the revenue could
he increased by checking the sale of rum
and provisions OIL the estates. He thought
a heavy tax could be put upon run with
benefit to the revenue and to the people
themselves, provided that the dealers who
paid the tax were strictly protected.
-Nr. Coulter bore witness to the demC~
ralizatiOn If the people by the sale OF rum
on the estates by the demijean or even in
smaller quantit eS. AS u means of raising
the revenue he looked to our agriculture,
by which our exports were produced. But
what could the most skllful man do
without tools The plan ers required
labOnr, and he hoped the government
would consider the question OF immigra-
ton If good immigration scheme were
carried out many more acres OF land
would be put into cultivation 800
immigrants would mean 2GO0 or 30OO hogs
heads added tosour exports, and this was
the true way 10 increase our revenue.
The President said that IL petit ion had
been received on the subject of immigra-
ton, and it was engaging the attention Of
the government.
On Monday last a meeting was held