, 1881-03-02

community, With which your life, your
interest and your sympathies for such a
length OF years have been connected, and
also express this hope, that of your recol-
lections of the past, those relating to the
Council may be among the very brightest
and pleasantest. In so dong, the Council
finally begs to wish that Your Excellency
may be preserved in vigour and health,
to enjoy rest after your work, and that
Your Excellency may be spared many a
bright day until you attain to ripe old age.
to the delight and pleasure of your family,
your friends and the community az large.
Such is the wish of the Colonial Council.
The ViceChairman then asked the mem
bers of the Council to rise in honour Of and
in Difference to His Excellency.
The Councils Members rose from their
seats.
The President replied he felt the greater
pleasure in hearing the kind words adj.
dressed to him by the honorable Vicechair.
man on the Councils behalf, as he had no
cause for a doubt, that they are not mere
complimentary phrases, but are meant as
kindly as they are spoken. He was happy
to be able to say, he thought with truth,
thai in his intercourse with the Colonial
Council of nearly ten years duration, d
period that had been fraught with recur-
ring misfortunes and difficulties of various
kinds, there has not been II sign of dis
trust on either side, or Of interruption of
that mutual good will, which is required
for an advantageous conduct Of the pubic
affairs OF the Commuuity-If during that
time very little has been effected in the
direction of sprogIeSS or improvement,
where it might have been made, this is
explained by the simple fact, that every
Improvement would necessarily have re-
CURED an expenditure, and that the state
of the community was such, in consequence
of the misfortunes inflicted upon it, that
it was almoStsimpossible even to find the
means for the ordinary requirements OF the
colony. That this state Of pros ration may
within a short time be changed to a con-
dition as much distinguished for pr0speri-
ty as the preceding one has been marked
by distress, is net only his greatest wish, but
also his hope. He thought that We could
point to circumstances which justify such q
hope and could discern signs of an already
commencing ameliOrati0n and Of r0VlVlng
confidence in the ability of the Island to
stand its ground. In now closing his official
c|0nnexiOn with the Colonial Council, he
would beg to repeat the assurance OF his
thanks as well for the friendly parting
words that have Just fallen from the hon
Orable Vice Chairman, as for the cOrdiallty
and kindness he had invariably expert
enced on the part of the honorable Mem
bers collectively and Individually; and he
had nothing left now but to wish all and each
Of you, Gentlemen, every kind of happi-
ness and success
The President left the Assembly.
The Council proceeded to the Order OF
Day, viz
1, 2nd discussion on Additional Money
Bill to the Budget for 1&S0-S1 for $Il6.21
sub Item G. T.. Military Expenses.
list discussion p.-.-1.
No amendment had been proposed
No one requested the word.
The Bill was read and adopted unani-
mously with Ia votes.
9, Question Of furthering an Interpolation
from 1st Member forChristianSted Willard
as follows =
"Is ii the intention of the Presidency to
continue the practice Of receiving from
Officials in this Island monies into the
Colonial Treasury for the purpose of remit
ting them to Copenhagen to private parties
at a loss and with q risk to the Treasury!
or should not that practice be altogether
discontinued ~
LIST Member for Christiansted Willard
and End Member for Frederiksted Brown
recommended that the Interpolation be
furthered.
Fleming took his seat.
The Council consented with13 votes against
| that the Interpolation be furthered,
The Order ofDay being herewith exhaust
ed the meeting WAS closed, and the Vice