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used by all parties unhindereIl. Some eS-
tales would, for instance. be debarred OF
road .way to procure sand from The bay.
4th Member for ChriStiansted'S Country
District Raphael said there are always
Quarter lines open, along which Nuch RAT
fic could go on.
After some few more short remarks.
The Chairman said that the Council
might be content if His EXcrliency the
GovernO' would promise to take the mat
ter under consideration before the Bra dis
Gu SSion.-The Governor gave this pro-
mise.
The discussions on 80 (new) were
resumed
9th Crownmembpr fFaImerl would only
make q few remarks ON the proposed new
8; this whole Road Ordinance is SO en-
tirtly out of his line, that it is only by
chance he had noticed this point. In the
said section it is proposed that the CHAIR
mn of the Road Commission is 10 be sal
aried with $500 p. a. When the whole
Commi tee including all experts and Lead
ing Members Of the Council all agree to
propose that amount as the salary for the
Chairman Of the Commission, i; II uSt
naturally be taken for granted that that
sum is sufficient. Before honorable Mem
brrS proceed to vote for 1t he would, how
ever, beg to observe that he considered
the amount unrraSOnably small; tie post
will be one of high trust, and HE amount
Will not even cover the bare travelling
expenses still the party will have to
travel all over the island i'll the discharge
OF his duties. If, at the same time, an IN
dividual can be had for that price, he
would say let us have him still, that does
not alter his opinion that the amount IS
ridiculously small.
LIST Member for ChriStianStcd'S Country
District (Coulter} sand his opinion is thar
the Chairman Of the Road Commission
will have Very little to do, and merely the
allotment of the road. ork, and this a man
OF figures can do very easily and quickly.
The Road Officers will do the real work.
Only in case Of disputes will The chairman
be called on TO interfere he will not even
have to levy the fines, only to report them
to the Police for enforcement. And there
W Il be very little expenses attending the
discharge Of the duties.
The Governor said, he was of thr same
opinion as 9TH Cr0wnmember (Na}me
that the amount of salary proposed by The
committee for the Chairman of the Road
Commission is very small. He dld no, be-
lieve that the office would be rs easy as
the honorable LIST Member for thri>liln
sted's Country District (Coulter) SuppoS-
ed the duties Will be very nearly tn"
same az the Chief Road inspectors, only
that the Chairman will have the Board To
support him in the different questions.
while he will be the one to carry ont the
work. But, as long as the Members Of lie
Board are unpaid, and us long therefore
as it must be said that the Public rerk ms
on the good will of the parties to perform
the said communal burthel, il might per
hap$ not be expected that the Chairman is
to have n full and complete payment for
his services 1t is true that the hairman
will have some travelling EXPENSES; but
in case he has cOnveyanceS of his own be-
fOrehand, the expense for the road service
might not be felt so heavily. Still, it
might not always be possible to appoint Il
planter, to the situation il might at times
be another party and then $500 would
seem tn be az tirtlY too small TO induce
any one to take the situation. He would
therefore have preferred that the salary
should remain ut the same amount as at
present. But if the Council vote the $500
and if it should subsequently prove itself
difficult to get Il man for that sum. he
hoped there would be no objections against
travelling expenses being allowed him..
He would, however, reserve Governments
position in this respect to the sd discus
sion.
3rd Member for C~hriStianStcd's Country
District Wilson, said that when the matter
was under discussion in the Committee,
We were distinctly told that no more would
Vn nu~RlnI g., Si., D..I tl.n,