, 1882-06-03

hagen, therefore the parties must be sent
by rhe German steamer. The rate Of fare
for 2nd class passengers is $50 for each, and
as the same amount is now charged for
q passage by a sailing vessel. it
is necessary to increase the amount for
passage money for the voyage to and fro
for each individual, from $120 to $160 or
with $40 for each.
The total sum of the Grant to be
S16,3l7.
The President would in connection with
this item make a few remarks in cOntinu-
alton of what he had stated last meeting
concerning the maintenance for public
account at the hospitals OF sick pcOr. III
Committee had suggested that the pay
ment should be made equal at all three
hospitals, that is for the ordinary fare at
each place. This might at first sight
appear quite correct and right; but on
further examination into the matter he
had come to a different result, and he
would now explain the reasons. If all
the relations were alike, if there were
the same number Of sick days, and if the
fare were the same for all in all three
hospitals, it would perhaps be feasible
to have the rates equalized in all, but
there is a great difference i'll those respects.
In the Sick House at Richmond the aver.
age number is G. $4,000 sick days yearly;
the payment for ordinary diet is IL cts.
pr. day; he had used the average OF the
last 3 years, as of course the result for l
year could not prove much. In Christian
Steds Hospital the average number Of
sickdays is C. 10000 (9,998) namely Sick
Poor and sick Prisoners; FrederikSted
1872 yearly, this, sick Poor and sick
Prisoners, Showed G 5,372 sick days more
than at ChristianSted. 1t appears then
that there is a good and fair proportion in
the payment, when for maintenance ut
Richmond with G 1000 sick days is paid
lG cts, at Fredprihsted's Hospital with
eve: it,"33 SEX days is paid Is cts, and
at ChriStianSted'S Hospital with only
10000 sick days 20 CTS. pr. day.-He could
therefore not see that there is any reason
on the part OF the Presidency to support
any alteration in this respect
The Speaker (Lemmi}g) would on be-
half Of the Committee beg firstly to OBJ
serve that the Committee had only now
to-day had an opportunity Of hearing
about the average sick days IN the hOspl-
pitfalls as now stated by His Honour
the acting President; and would next
add that even with these figures, and look
ing at the matter in 4 buSiness-liko way, 1t
does not appear that Che pay for ordinary
fare is prUp0rtionate whether the number
Of sick DAYS be 10000 or 22.000, there
should never be paid more for the ordina-
~ fare than what is necessary. He could
not see that the attendance was anywhere
50 small especially not with 10000 sick
days. as to call for a higher payment,
above what is actually required for value
given, from consideration to any loss the
ruryey1rm;gl meet hy providing certain
given rati0nS for a small number OF pe0-
Die the lowest average number would
trom the figures given to day be about
30 persons to maintain pr. day. That the
difference in price between Richmond and
Petersfarm should be % q 10 more at
Petersfarm is a thing that i'll private bust
ness would not be allowed. IN considera-
ton of all this, he would then ask the
Authorities to reconsider the matter and
to endeavour to make the prices fair. If
the average number of sick etc at Peters
farm is so much smaller compared with
the two other hospitals, it is no doubt
owing TO the fact that just in those 3
wears there has been a large number OF
rioters at Frederiksted and up here IN
Christiansted and at the Farm and they
have of course had some sick days too.
The Chairman would observe that as
there is no amendment III connection with
this matter before the Council, the discus
sion on those detailed points does not
belong under the Did discussion. and he
wonid therefore allow no further debate
on the same.
No one requested the word further.
The amendment No. l was adopted
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