, 1884-10-11

will of course order the hog-pens to be re-
moved from the near houses, and that the
pens be kept clean. The Order of 1865
deals only with the Country Districts it is
a matter OF course that suitable rules will
be given for the towns too, and the Police
masters will nave to watch over the main
tenance of the Regulations.
End Member for ChriStiansted (Lemmingl
would only hope that when the Regulations
are given, they will not be carried out so
that only decent people are made to fol-
low them, but lower people not.
LIST discussion was closed; the Draft
passed to End discussion.
1t was adopted: that the End discussion
should come on in this meeting accord
ingly the Council proceeded to 2ud Dis
cuSSion on Draft of Ordinance concerning
the providing of Sanitary Regulations for
st. CrOiX.
No amendments were proposed.
No one requested the word it was adopt.
ed unanimously with Is votes that the
Draft unaltered should pass to Bird Dis
c~ussion which Bird Discussion it was
tacitly adopted to proceed with at once.
The Government had proposed no amend
mentS.
1st Member for Christiansted Willard
did not know if there were any necessity
or if it were of any use to make any fur
Their remarks on the matter; but he would
only beg to say u word or two in regard
to the question of those heavy fines. We
have the assurance of His EXcelIency of
the meaning or OF the way in which the
clause on that head is to be understood,
that namely 1O0dollarS is the highest limit,
but that fines of 20 cents or wer may be
inflicted on labourcrS he (Willard1 be-
lieved that so long as HIS EXcellency be
here, that assurance would be the same as
if there were a cluaSe on it in the Draft.
But then, again, it is easy to see that the
keeping of hog pens and ponies on estates
is a thing that has been allowed for many
years, and hence the people have come to
look upon it as a right, which it would be
very difficult to remove or shake now. 10
do that, or even to get an alteration made,
would require the strong force OF the Police;
no matter what influence managers may
bring to bear; except other people are
sent to pull down and remove the hOG-penS,
it will not be done. His EXcellency is not
willing to NEEDLE with hog pens in towns;
His Excellency has his good reasons for
that; He IWilIard) would only hope that
when the Regulations emanate the Police
will be instructed that Managers are not
, personally responsible for transgres-
sions when they have furnished the requi-
site materials for carrying out what is en-
Joined, and when they have used all their
energy to get the people to do as they are
bid.
9TH Crownmember (KaLmer): If the
Draft be adopted as it is now, fines of slOO
can be imposed for transgressions OF the
Regulations; but it was understood be-
tween the Members and the Government,
the first proposing and the other consent.
ing, to a lower limit being fixed; he would
beg to call attention to that, as at the Ord
discussion only the Government can pro-
pose amendments.
The Governor stated that he had said, or
had intended to say, that if the Council
wished the maximum amount OF the lines
lowered, the Government would not OPP
pose it but after the explanations given
by the Chairman, he thought it would at
all events be better to leave the clause as
it is, rather than to make the fines from
$40 dollars as it is the fines may be
so cents or less.
Ito be C~ontiDued.)