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accentuate, that the Committees Report
merely desires 10 obtain information as 10
where the account of such payment and
corresponding remittances is to be found.
He for his part could not tell If the ex-
pense or, if it must be so, the loss, were
not under the item called Building and
other uncertain Expenses Anyhow, in
the face of the proposal from the lst Mem
Der for Chrisiiansied ed, 10 do away with the
old custom, it would not be considered Out
of order, when he now makes a few
remarks on the matter, and he would beg
Members 10 rake a few points into consid-
GRAFTON before entering on the question of
abolishing this old practice, if indeed it is
10 be abolished. Il is with this AS with
other old customs, that il has no legal right
TO exist; but it is a right that has grown
out 0 flong practice; he was sure it da'ed
very far back. Now, from olden times,
officials have known, that when they come
GU here, one of the facilities they can
reckon on, is his remittance of money for
their own personal use through he Colo
NAL Treasury. He spoke of he use, not Of
the abuse, Of the system, which was origi-
nally inrended for Sums of money which
officials require for he education of their
children, their personal appliances and the
like. And such remittaneeS could no., as
s'aed by tho honorable LIST Member
(Willard), be considered as made for pri.
vate parties; officials are TO a certain ex.
tent priva'e parties, but he could no admit
it is SO in thereSpect the honorable Member
meant it. We are all aware of the Difficult.
~ for officials and others to get proper
education for their children. L. might be
said, this argument holds good for all and
he was ready TO admit il; therefore also
L. .,n~oIr N( nuuAI 20 - no ~ 1oniVt for
sideration in regard 10 officials who come
out here from Denmark and really when
narrowly considered, and especially when
the system be kept within the original
intention. the prac ice did moi give such a
very great reduction in the raies Any
how, it was always connec'ed with dis
ag'eeableness 10 do away with a long and
aged custom. He perfectly agreed with
His Excellency, that the Administration
Shonld see that the practice should not be
abused. From the views stated he hoped
Members will consider the matter from all
its bearings before proposing to do away
with the practice.
The President observed, that no propo
sal was before the Council, there was
merely an expression in general terms OF a
desire, il it might not be necessary to make
o change.
The Chairman would, in reference to
the point whether the discussions had gone
further than right, remark that the queF.
ton Of where the amount 10 question
appeared, was SO closely connected with
the question Of the remittance, that he
could not consider it otherwise than right
not to limit the discussions. The Com
mi;tee had not intended to make q distinct
proposal before the Council; he thought,
then, tt at the matter might be left to the
Presidency, and he was sure His Excel
lency would take care that no abuse be
made in future OF the practice.
The President had already said. that he
did not see it could be right to say a
practice was abused, as long as there are
no limits; and without some rule, 1t
became an arbitrary act on the part OF the
administration to refuse any demand, or
to say to one applicant that the sum be
asks for 10 too much for bin. He was per-
sonally against leaving matters OF the kind
to the Administration, and if any Member
of the Council would take The Initiative,
the matter might easily be regulated aud
not he left to thu Authorities,
LIST Crowumember (Quin) said that the
Committees object had been obtained by
raising this discussion, which was to call
attention TO the matter. The Committee
was not prepared with any proposal, but
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