, 1884-05-03
Van Brake.
The Chairman of the Colonial Council.

The Chairman said he felt sure that the
Council would be thankful to HIS Excel.
lency for the courtesy SheWn by him..
The councils Members rose from their
seats.
The Chairman furthermore notified that
the usual Resume Of The Councils business
in the past year hal been made, it would
be placed on the Councils table and after
wards printed in the proceedings.
She Resume reads as fellows:
RESUME.
The last Session, ISS3-Si, of the t0lOnial
Council was opened on the 18th Jun 1873;
this, the first ordinary meeting was TO
have taken Place on the 4th June, but was
postponed to the tirStmAIied dare; the
other ordinary NerringS were fixed for and
held on the 6h August. LIST October, 3rd
December 1888; 4th February and 7th
April 1884. Besides those o binary Mee;.
iugs, the Council has held in the course Of
the year 6 exti aol dinaly Meetings, making
in all II meetings. In 1S74.75, 10; 1915
rs. u; 1876-77 IA; 1877 10 7; l37S.79 II;
1870-SO, Z; 18S0-8t, 8; in 1S8l-82, Z and in
1929, IA meetlngN).
In regard To the MemberS Of the COunci},
besides the change OF Members after Tie
general election in April last, tn. LIST Mem
Der LOT DItClGi tNSltuS country LiStliCl
(FlemingI resigned Oh accom- of absence
from the Island fer an indefinite pc led,
and in his stead WAS elected Mr.. j. LAli-
mer; the seat Of 4th Member for Fredyrik-
Stpd'8 Country Di trict as in Ap"!l 1884
declared to be yocan' i'll GO l>rqlrLc' OF
Mr.. Ui.cL'S abStEce for Il longer p,rud
than i months.
OF Cases in the Colonial Council
Were STANDING Orer from IS72-13: He
Draft Of the new Colonial Law from
l>76.77: the Draft of Ordinance (intro-
duccd by Fleming) concerning the cSlab.
llShmcut of a cOnS'abulary force in the
Centre Districts OF 81. Cr0lx Is; discus
sion postponed the Draft m Committee
rrappoinltd 2Gtl May 1879; from 1925:
st. CrOix Communal Accounts for l879-o0
and 4S6O.Sl ; discussions postponed on he
2Glh February 1888; tinally closed on the
18th june 1888; DAT of u In g tx.
tending to the Municipality of st. NrOX
the Law Of Oath May 1879 concerning The
right of Lawyers TO obtain fees and com.
penSation for their outlay in conducting
public suits and suits with Gran,S OF Brne-
ticia proposed by Fabrr, Petersen and
Was>ardI; LIST discussion 26th February
1883 2nd discussion l2th March 1888 the
Draft rests at the rogue t Of the Govern
ment subsequently, on tht ( il February
1884 the GOV eminent Introduce n Draft
of Ordinance extending the said enact
mentS TO the Danish West India Islands
in ommOn the Budget with Money Bills
for 1884, introduced 10Th February
1888 subsequently passed on the 25th
June 1888 and sanctioned Oh the 27th Sep
tembcr 1888.
In the course of the year there had been
introduced and discussed II new cases
I'm 1S75-76. IA; lS7G-77. 10; 1S77-78, Is;
1S79-SO, y; 1SN0.S1, Z; l8oI-82, 10, and in
1928, l) of which:
I. LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.
/. Draft Of Ordinance concerning the or
ganiSation of The Superior Admins
tration Of the Danish West India Is
lands pursuant to Law of 14th April
1883, and also conce! ming the salaries
Of The officers OF the said Administers
ton LIST discussion Goth june 1888
Committee appointed 2nd discussion
18th August Bird DiScuSSlt.n 21St De
crmbrr 1888 sanctioned 14th March
1884.
2. Draft of Ordinance concerning Schools
and Public instruction in st. CYoix;
1St Discussion 9th August 1888 Com
mi Zee appointed 2nd discussion 2jtl
November 1898; Bird Discussion 4th
February 1851.
3 Draft of Ordinance concerning the ap-
p0intmpnt of a school Inspector for the
Danish West India Islands LIST dis
cuSSiOn 9Th August 1888 referred to
the COMMITTEE on the School Odd
a ~ a. . Ot1 1iSnuSEIll 2PI I1AnAObnP