, 1884-04-16
P r @ C E E D ] N & s
OF THE
FOR ST. CROIx.

II OOiOAiIStt OAAS' hOAN 49, W NAAiu
Meeting.
The Members were present with exrep-
ton of End, Bird & 4th Members for Ere
dpriksted'S Country District (I.atimer,
Hewitt & Wilson, of whom the two latter
had notified their inability to attend, the
seat Of 4th Member for trederiGSted's
Country District is vacant.
The Governor and the acting Govern
ment Secretary were present.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and adopted.
The Council proceeded to Order of Day,
viz:
l., End Discussion on Draft of Additional
Money Bill to the Budget for 1883-84 for
81, 400.
No amendments were proposed.
3rd Cr0wnmember Faberl would firstly
beg to remark that he believed there is II
little mistake in the wording Of the remarks
to this Money Bill when it is stated there
that the arrangements alluded to have
been made for Offices for the Government
Secretary, the Assistant of the Colonial
Council and for The Aide-de, Camp; it is not
The office for the Councils Assistant but
10 the Colonial Council ITSELF that has
been removed; in this light the office in
question has always been looked upon.
This is however merely a passing remark.
During the last meeting we learned that
the office which up to very lately had been
at the disposal of the Council had been
recently exchanged for another apartment.
On that change different opinions had been
expressed by the honorable Chairman and
Secretary; and as he Fabprl is an old
Member of the Council, in fact had been
Member ever since the Colonial Council
commenced in 1865, and Secretary fer a
good many years, he felt inclined to say a
few words on the matter. TO the best of
his knowledge, the office room just given
mp to the Government has ALWAYS been
looked upon us intended for the use Of the
Councils Officials, the Assistant and also
of Members, whenever any calculation was
desired. He could perfpc ly we'll under
stand that the Chairman would wish to
accommodate and to meet the wishes Of
the Government, and so far the Chairman
would be in accord also with the Council.
But the question is how far the Chairman
has III this Instance succeeded in getting
a proper equivalent for the room given up.
When the discussion last meeting took
place he, and he supposed it was the case
with most Of the other Members. had not
as yet seen the new room after the dis.
CuSSi0nS, several Members visited the
room and he believed it was The unani-
nous opinion that the room is not an
agreeable or u proper Office apartment; if
there were only question Of Il place to keep
the archives, or which the Officials and
Members visited only now and then, there
might be less to object; but If, rs it must
be intended, this room is to be a place
where the councils Officials are to work,
then, it cannot be considered a proper
equivalent at all for the former office. 1t
seems rather u narrow view that has been
taken f ON the commencement, in SO far as
it was said to be merely an Office for the
Assistant which was 10 be provided, and
that the new room should be acceptable;
this view he could not take or admit, con.
Sidering what has always hitherto been
the case. But he conld not otherwise than
think that the Government has in this case
taken the lion'S share. The Councils
former apartment has been uSed for.
merly to a very great extent by the
Councils Officials and the Assistant
and very frequently Members called
there for calculations etc. OF late the
office has not been used to that extent
the Chairman has his own Office, and
the Assistant has his own private
Office; but it cannot be expected that this
will always be SO. The Secretary of the
Council has always some work to attend
to, and we have also heard that lie does
not look upon the new apartment us being
u proper office. Ii it is expected that the
Councils Officials shall spend some time
in the office on such work, it is not too
much to expect that those who spend their
time and give their labour to the benefit Of
the Council shonld be provided a good,