, 1884-04-16

times those gatherings ana the llght to
pass back and forward, are tie cause Of
fires and other disorders. He therefore
trusted that when the Regulations in qurS-
ton are being framed, care will be taken
to make it a binding rule that those lines
shall not be used, without permission of
the respective estate proplietors. by any
one else than Government Officials, the
Military and Police; idleis and rioters,
fishermen, carts etc. are not to b. allowed
to traffic or to COngrtgate there; and the
right of properly should be protected
otherwise a great deal Of trouble will
surely arise.
The Speaker called attention to this,
that as the Final Provision of the Draft
is altered by the Committed proposal,
the time for the Ordinance to come in
force would he the LIST of May coming. 1t
is now evident that this is too early adate;
and he would therefore beg 10 suggest to
the Government to alter that date, so that
it might be possible i'll due time before to
obtain the Royal sanction on the Drift,
for which purpose it might be necessary to
add one month more to the period now
proposed.
The Governor stated that he had intend.
ed to propose that the term when the Or
dinance is to come in force he altered to
LIST June 1884, as he believed il might be
possible to obtain the Royal Saucti II in
time before that period, or at least to OBJ
tain permission 10 put The Ordinance in
force at that time.
End Crownmembpr IHInSchelU said,
before voting for this Draft it would be
we'll 10 consider whether owners Of estates
by adopting the clause concerning Quar-
ter Lines and private roads OF cunmunica-
ton do not incur further obligations than
has hitherto been incumbent ON them.
His EXceIlencY has now stated that those
lines Shall be kept open and in order. to
the same extent us hitherto but this clause
is not so in the Draft as it has been
amended. AS the clause stands now, it
might be interpreted as something new
imposed; moreover, it might be construed
as conveying the idel that those lines are
to be kept IN ECU ii order with the private
rOa Is. ANYHOW, as the clause stands now,
it will give rise t. alteration and doubts.
II the words ga hithrr'o" be added, it
would Slew at I'LL events that the o'liga-
ton sh I'll only be in conformity with the
OLD rules. However, if those of the Cnun-
ellis LENDERS who must be considered to
be q JOur with the practical sides of his
matter, are ready to accept that clause,
then he too could accept it. He had only
wished to call at eltion to the point, as
already stated, whether estate owners dc
not incur farther obligations than hitherto
by adopting the clause and he had
thought it was all the more in order to do
so, as at the last discussions this point
was passed over on a promise from the
Governor TO consider this matter; but no
proposal hal since come forward from the
Government.
1st Member for ChriStiansted [COuIteyl
could endorse the opinions expressed by
the last Speaker.
The Governor pointed out that in section
3 OF the original Draft it was proposed to
enact, that private roads between estates
shall be kept open and in good order,
to the same ertent as hitherto; that section
was altered III accordance With the pro-
posal OF the Committee. 1t is not the in
tentIon to introduce new rules in refer
ence to those lines; only that they shall
be kept open they have always been kept
open but 1t was not considered neceSSt-
~ to provide that they shall be kept in
repair; this IS Only to be done if the par.
ties themselves wish it. If the Council
should consider it necessary, he would
propose as an amendment now to rp.inSert
the clause "t0 the same e, tentaS hitherto"
The Speaker said, the reason why the
committee proposed those words to be
omitted was because it was thought that
JUST those very words would give rise to
uncertainty. 1t is, of course, very easy
now TO find out to what extent and how
those private lines of communication are
kept open; but 10 years hence. if ouestions
IN CnaC respect arise, it would be very
nIf1lI1If n find n-A H.