, 1882-05-24

FrederikSted. for which work approved
by the Ministry an additional grant will
be sought. The prisoners might further
be used for the rebuilding of the School
house at Mt. Victory, in case the work as
recommended also be approved by the
Ministry. Then again the prisoners might
be used, and are in fact already being used,
for clearing the land which belongs to the
Colonial Treasury, upwards of 102 acres,
which for many years have been lying
without being used, and where at least
good grass could be grown. There is
namely the so called old hospital grounds
81 acres situated in the hills near the
parade ground it is there that the prison
gang is now at work. Then there are
about TAI acres between HermOn Hill and
r cOvery Hill of which 10 acres already i'll
grass have been allowed the hospital pur,
veyOr for pasturage the rest is more or
less occupied by SquatterS, who have no
right or title to the land, merely that
some of them advance that some former
Governor had granted them permission
to use the land. These lands might be
taken into direct use or rented out, as they
are we'll suited for any agricultural pur-
pose. AS regards the Building and other
Uncertain Expenses" and the Committees
remarks about the desirability of having
an official to attend TO and control the
building works, he NOuld say that such an
official had now fortunately arrived and
would shortly come over from st. Thomas.
He is an Engineer Officer, and, as such, an
expert in this respect. With regard to the
Committees remark that the works in
F~rederikSted ought to be entrusted to
workmen residing there, he would say
that Such had been and would be his aim
in future, and he would not fail to call the
attention of the Building Inspector to the
wish expressed. Further, the Committees
suggestion, that it should be left to Com
missions and Others i'll charge OF public
buildings to have minor repairs done at
once to the buildings, he did not see there
could he anything to be objected to in this
respect, only that said official would have
to inspect the work when done and to
certify the accounts. Touching the
Uncertain expenses, the Committee had
made a proposal of a different posting
of the item, to which he perfectly agreed;
he would only add, that he would intro
duce an amendment proposing an addition
al item, namely a loan of >4UO, free of
interest, to the Farrier, Mr.. Kattrup.
The proposal i, made i'll accordance with
instructions received from theGoyernment,
and the loan VII, be repaid 10y monthly
instruments in three years. Finally, the
Committee has proposed that the amount
for "Uncertain Expenses 5000 be reduced
to 2O00, the Committee finding no reason
to go beyond the amount Of $1,000 which
has been entered on the Budgets for the
latter hnar cial years. He would remark,
thatitiS correct that ~%20OJhave been grant
ed every year, b It they have also been
exceeded every Year ; 1t has been lmpOSSI-
BILE to make the ends meet with thoSeS2OUU.
He had therefore, perfectly i'll accordance
with the wish expressed by the Council,
when dealing with the Additional Money
Bill for items Of excess in lS00-N1, when
the Committee first, and later the Council,
by unanimous vote recommended that the
Budgets and Money Bills should in future
be so framed, that such large excuses
should not occur, put Town this item this
year $500 higher. Under such clrcun-
stances he felt somewhat aSUonIshed to
see the Committee remarks, ana hoped they
would change their views i'll that respect
on receiving som further calculations IN
the matter.
The Speaker (Lemming) would IN reply
ing to the remarks from the acting PrcSl-
dent, not say anything on items and q
8, the ~Customhouse, and the Harbour
Department, as he should prefer that the
reply should come from that Member OF the
Committee from whom the Committees
remarks chiefly originated, who is best
acquainted with the matter alluded to, and
who he (Lemming) felt assured would gl5e
the further calculations requisite. He
would, before proceeding further, beg to
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