, 1884-04-05

III NV G-Os INC hOlAlS H9N tlhAO
.......... in st. CrOix". to be altered to-:
the list Of May 1884. From the same date
are ahrOgatcd the Eoad Regulations Of
oath May 1919, confirmed by His Majesty
on the Sid November 1920. in so far as
they relate to St roiy, as we'll as The Pa
cards Of 18th July 1913 and 4th January
1916.
The ab0vrnaned Placarls-whirh have
been expressly sanctioned by 'hr Road
Regulations Of 1919 Chap Ill 5 10, and
not, rs far as we know, subsequently abr0-
galed-COntain e%nactmpntS which we think
should suitably be placed in the ~IuStruC-
tons mentioned in ! %.
II. The Drdtt Of Ordinance concerning
mOdjico tionS Of Ordinance Of 22nd Febru-
arg 1866 concerning Sererdt tdres IN the
Island IF ST. Croir to the LandheaSury.
ad ) i.
After the words ''Lind Treasury" to be
added =, with The exception prescribed IN
s 2 in reference 10 StA'lions.
The Minority 0fthe Comm, tee andersen
HaGrmann, NeIthropp, WaS>ard 4 Will
lard recommends The proposal 10 be adopt
ell by the Council, we being Of the opinion
that the parties ON whom Tie maintenance
OF the public roads drvoINe> have a rea.
sOnable claim to be exempted from paying
~ NN-hiIN outrage ldN VT tp Ifbt NtiSI'l'I
the proposed increase of tn lax neccSSi-
tated Thereby TO be too high ON the
other hand We must admit, that the car
rying out in practice of the rnatmpntS Of
the Draft will be connected with S,m'
difficulties.
A Minority (Wilson) cannot agree with
the Majority III the manner in mich he
H0ISr, Carriage nd Carr Tax is to be ~
SrSSrd on one part. of The community and
eXemptinT another part, namely, hose who
have no roads 10 make OF tcptir to increase
their tax, and those " mo make and lepairIhe
roads 10 be free from said tax. The Mi
nority thinks the object in view could he
bet CT done an another way, in which the
Government and the pub IL would be better
served, viz: Tax all alike. have no pYcrp-
tion, and give the land owners who will
have to make the roads y certain and pro.
polti0mablr draw back IL THEN tax accord.
ing to the amount Of road that they may
have to make, A1d in such a manner .S the
Colonial Treasury will be in the same posi-
ton as it would be as the draft is now pro-
posed. The Mlu0ritY'S Motives for this
proposal are as follows LIST, the draft as it
now StaulS gives Too much room for abuses,
t. l., Il holder Of FIVE acres OF land has
The same right to keep as many horses,
carriages and carts as the man who lS
holder OF Eve thousand acres; it must he
admitted that this does not look fair he.
sides in the Min0riIY's opinion the Govern
ment Will fall far short OF their calculation
III the amount of taxes c0llt ctrd annually.
2IdlA, We all 0ught TO remember the in
crease of taxes concerns ii llr%h mljO,itY
OF the lower classes, particularly the In.
l0rrrS on the Estates, wh,, | urer not say,
think very hand to paythr Ia, aS it Is, and
now that their tax is to be increased. while
others are to be entirely exempted, this
will certainly create Il uad feeling IN the
community, and very difficult for the Police
to carry ont properly. The Minority would
therefore advise tu reconsider This clause
IN the draft, rs in it's opinion il Is Il very
Seri0uS one, and as far as possible to so
modify it that ii may be put in Il m re
practical and better way of working for
the interest Of all concerned.
,.
Lines As after The words -" following
amounts: :" aud instead Of = for a horse
$2.5V' 10 he ddtd:
For ~ Stallion above | year....$6.OO
in reference ~ which tax the *
emptiom established 10y 5 2 shall
not he applicable.
=" any Other horse ............. 2 80.
The Committee recommends an enact
inert Of This nature in order TO contribute
towards The establishment Of an improved
breed If horses in HE I~lard. The exc p.
ton prescribed i'll 5 ) is not to be applied
i'll reference to this tax.
In line 8, instead of "(JogR "pv 1SS"