, 1882-07-15

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would not join the Majority. He
(Lemming) hoped that this explanation
would be sufficient and shat the Minority
would see that there was no want of
politeneSS to him.
2nd Member for FrederikSted (Bropn)
would in reference to the part Of his
minority-report ON which the last honour
able Speaker had touched, beg to say, he
had considered it a duty of the Majority,
when it had come to the conclusion to
hold injecting Of the Committee, to inform
him thereof, for it could not be known if
the Majority might not have brought him
over to their views, if reasonable; but
when he received the Majority's report
with n request from the 2nd Member for
ChristianSted Country District, who is
Member OF that Majority, TO sign the re-
port forwarded and return it, he really did
consider this a Lack of courtesy, and he
merely returned the report again asking
if it was expected he should forward a
minority report. However, after the eX-
plantations from the Chairman Of the Com
mittee, he would not continue his view in
that reSpect.-With regard to what had
fallen to-day from the honorable Speaker
of the Committee, he could Of course
agree that the Rum Ordinance now in
existence deals only with RumShOpkeep-
ing in the towns; but this business is
already so much restricted by the regula-
tionS. that there could never be any QueS-
ton OF making further restrictions in an
eventual revision of the whole Rum-matter.
RumshopS are now under the supervision
OF the Police, and except for instance, the
rule formerly existing, that there shall not
be sold to certain parties more than Il
snaps at any time, should be introduced
again, there could be no further restriction
possible on this score; but then the tax
must be reduced it must be brought
down to what 1t was previously. But on
the whole he could not see how or why
there could or should be restrictions more
for IabourprS, than for gentlemen buying
perhaps Il demijOhn of rum or brandy, and
who Of course could just as well sell many
others Il bottle ct the liquor, and thus, in
the same way as in the case Of lab0urers
buying any larger quantity than a snaps,
could be said to be retailing or selling the
rum etc. bought from the licensed Rum
shopkeeper. What is law for the one,
must be law for the other. The RumShop-
keepers have the right to sell Just as we'll
to |labourerS, as ta amy one else, a bottle
of rum, or a cent of rum, and cannot queS-
tltll NlttthN- NiC VI IN NNh1 ~ "a
self or for others too. If any restriction
in this respect is to be made, the tax must
be reduced, as already stated.-He was
aware it has been said that he had here
entered into this matter too much, and as
he holds Il RumjiceuSe, it might be sup
posed to proceed from SeIf-intereSt; he
certainly knew that there is; but this
should nos prevent him from speaking his
view in the matter, just as little as any
planter here in Council would refrain from
stating his view in the instances where his
interests are involved along with Others
And as to the matter itself, and the limits
proposed, he would again say, that there
would be no possibility Of exercising any
control with the sale otrum by planters, If
the limit be ) gallons; for if already now,
when they feel and acknowledge that they
have no right to sell although of late the
idea has been inspired b. some persons
that planters nave a right to sell rum on
estates in small quantities., they do sell,
what won't be done when it is legallzed to
sell as Ii tie as ) gallons? The question
is, then, if the limit should be 100 gallons,
as recommended in the memorial from
the planters to the Committee; he could
not see how the Mljority could be better
able than the planters themselves to Judge
what is best to limit them t~O.-Auyhow,
it would seem not just to the RumShOp-
keepers holding licenses, and it would be
quite impossible to control the IN utter un-
der any limit.-The next question he would
beg to make to the Government, is whether
there is any prohibition at present exist
ing, OF not. against the selling of Rum on
ESt1tpS3 This he had pnOuirpI ahOut more