, 1884-06-04

work well, and the Island might come to
rue it the measure will decidedly create
general dissatisfaction, and there is no
knowing where 1T may end. He too
thought that planters should have some
recomppnse for their labDur on the pub
lie road repairs; we must be thankful to
His ExceIlency, who, as usual, has been
prompt in suggesting d plan but the
question is, if this is the best method; he
could not consider it as such therefore
some other plan should be suggested. he
looked upOn the matter itself from a gene
raj sense of justice, and it must not BE-
overlooked, alongside of the other points
to which he had already called attention,
that this measure might act in the way of
IMMIGRATION of labourerS to the Island. in
as much as those who nave been here will
not omit to tell others that things are not
as they used to be before, that taxes have
been raised on the labouring classes, and
tine like.
end Member for ChristihnSted fLemmingI
said it seemed to him rather furious that
the two honorable Members Kalmrr and
BrownI each separately and both together
should be of the opinion that 1t is but
fair that planters should be remunerateI
for their work to the public roaGS, bat
would still not have it in the way prop0S
ed by the Draft, although that is The only
possible way, in which, under the existing
circumstances Of the Colonial Treasury,
the conversation can be rendered. 1t
seemed curious to him that those two
gentlemen would make such Il stir about
nothing but Il triae for after all 1T is but
a trihr that is now proposed, namely that
the owners of propertiesaSSeSSed III road
work are TO be exempted from taxes on
their ~c0nveyanceS and horses, but so that
only one horse is to be exempted where
the property has less than 90 acres OF
land in cane or less than 800 III other cul-
t~ivation. That at the same time carts
and horses belonging to others than those
doing road-work are to pay a slightly in
reaSed tax on those things, could possibly
create any dissatisfaction, appeared to be
out Of the wa,. 1t aSt0miShed him that 1t
could net be seen that the rural laOourerS
have many loW-GartS III their use; that tnrY
iniure the public roads to a grraf extent,
andthat it is nothing hnt fair thtt they
should pay an additional tax, particnIl ~
when it is but triaing aad when moreover
there 4re others besides them, who will nave
to pay that small increase. lie would now
therefore beg to recommend the Draft and
the amendments.
9th CroWnmember (Kalmer) would thank
the honorable md Memher for Christian
sted Lemming for his kind remarks, but
he must beg the honorable Member not to
look upon everything as being curious, be-
cause the Member cannOt understand 1t;
there is much which the honOurable Mem
Der can not understand, but which IS not
curious; nor does that which The honora-
bit Member finds curious become so by his
m ere word. And as for the declaration
from the honorable Member that the way
proposed in this Draft is the only possible
way in which the Colonial Treasury can
give a compensation to those making road
repairs, he (Kalmer.. would say that he lad
heard nothing to that effect stated by the
Government and as yet the honourahle
Member is not at the head Of The Admins
~tration. And if, as the honOurable Mem
Der said, he 1.-THE Speakel) and another
Member had made a big stir, he would beg
to say to the honorable Member that he
must not look upon it us an rncroachment
o.. the honorable Members privilege;
the honorable Member should allow other
Members Il chance too and in so far as on
other occasions the honorable Member
had complained of long speeches made ny
him IKalmerl, a comparison would show
that the honorable Members speeches ex'
ceeded his in length. 1t is Of course left
to him ILemmingl if he find other Mem
bers' opinions to be trideS; but the hon
Durable Member cannot force his own
opinion on him Kalmer he would beg