, 1884-04-26
Christian Henrik Arendrup,
Governor Of the Danish Vest India Islands,
Colonel,
Knight of Dannebrog and Dammebr0gsmand,

SG0 srntation If the Ministry Of Finances His Mnjes-
~ the Ii u has b .en most grhriously pIensed by Reso-
luton ut 14h NJ rrh a. G. to sanction the following
ordinance, passed. BY the Colonial ounciIs for st.
CrOix and for t Thomas and II john respectively
the Dist anl 23Ih December 1888, concerning the
organisation of the : hyperion administration Of h" Danish
West lnlia Islands, pmsIanf 20 Law of 14.h April
l 80, AMI ais" concerning HE salaries Of ,he officers of
the said Admini t ALTON.
The office as President hn vin", pursuant to Law of
l4th April 1888, he q abolished 10y the Royal ReSolu-
lion of I0fh November -. e. ON and from the 1%t Janu-
any 1-S4, fom W iII date tie superior Admins ration
in the NV" districts Of administration established by the
! ol"ni'l Law of 9TH November 1868 is to be exer-
ciSrd by the Governor, in such Il IN mner that he is en-
powered 10 entrrSt. on his own responsibility, The des-
pa'rll ct the daily current business OF the Alministra-
Ton, in The district in which hv at any time is not
peIs1naily present, to The resident Government $ecre-
'aly,-th, salaries of The officers of the Superior Nd
mini~tr"'ioa OF The Danish West India Islands are fixed
us follows:
The Governor 1ec+ ives a salary OF 1880 p. a. besides
$3.50 as table money aud $500 p. a as travelling expenses.
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Instead OF the form r offices, Respectively az Government.
Sec etaiy III st. Thomas and as Presjd"ncy-S Secretary in st.
CroiX, Nv" offices as Governments Secretary shall be established.
TIL" Governme tSecrrtarieS are SUBJECT 10 removal from one
l.trict I" The othe:, at the direction Of Government. In each
Cove. nment-SrcrrtaIy'S Office shall be appointed two Clerks
as hitherto. The Clerks are subject t removal from one Score.
laiyS Office to The 0'her, AT the direction of Government, and
ae bo0n" to accept temporary appointment, in any of the
Islands, for any Office superior to their own, ON the terms of
salary provided fol such cases.
The Government SerrctarirS are salariel with go 800. and
the clerks with $1,000 p. Il. The Secretary ut ST. Thomas re.
crN e. besides, hist serving here, an additional salary Of
500 y. =" winch, hnwoVe,, is non considered in the calculation
OF pension. he frSf Nh keeping If Bureau Accounts which
htl er'0 have been allowed tn" Presidency Secretary, shall in
tu'urr c. Il" to HE q 'iOHlaI Treasury of St. Croix and the sale
81 stamped l"Po will not concern he Govrrnment-Srcrrtary
The office Is mrhti ned i'll The Present are after 5 years service
ert Il, d to ii Sruio,i y-a1owancr Of $50 =. a., and TO a further
inc!e Sc of *lJO =. d at tie ed of other 3 Years service, which
allowances, h'Wtter are net considered iii the calculation Of
ppuNltn. The time o. service ascending 10 which the seniority
allowance is fixed, shall be hId to cGm mence from he date of
ROYAL app inmrn tor he officer in question. in his present or a
coordinate office or IN another office not giving less salary. In
this respect, as Tar a con 'trnS the secretaries, the present
Off rS of Gnvrrnm :nt->t crrtarY and of Presidency Secretary
shall be considered as GO ordinate offices. In case the present
Secretaries are transferred to the Governments. Secretary offices
Great, d hy he lr>eIt Ordiua &c, they receive each an addi.
tioual ~ AIRY OF $3.50 y. H., which shall not be considered i'll the
calculation of pension.
No officer already holding Royal appointment shall under
the nay rates Of the present Ordinance. suffer any decrease of
income which under te hilhrr o EXISTING pay rates would be
considered in the eventual calculation OF pen zion.
Government ecrctaIyS Ofc>S are fixed on the yearly budgets.
The Governors salary, table money and travelling expenses
are defra yed BY the Colonial Treasures with one half each; the
other exlenses Of the Superior Administration as above speci.
h,d, are betrayed for the account of each Dis riot of Admins.
tratiOn, by The COlInla Treasury of the District.
The Government HOUSES in IT. Thomas and in st. Croix
are 10 be- provide, d with furniture, glassware and china at the
expense of he Colonial Treasury OF the District where the
expense has been incurred.
The Ordinance of LIST March, 1873 concerning the salaries
Of officials of the Super or administration Of the Danish West
India Islands sc. sc. is abolished.
To which all concerned have to conform.
The Government Of the DGnish West India Islands,
ST. tloix, 10Th April 1884.
Under my Hand and the Seal of Government.
C. II. ARENDRUP.
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