, 1884-04-16

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Estates is at present being p%ortioned out
in smaller pieces; it appeared to be best
to have a provision in the Ordinance for
the case where ali entire Estate disappears,
as it would cost the Road Board too much
trouble to assign separately a small
amount of road work to a large number
Of different parties; it would perhaps be
found more convenient to allOt the whole
work on the original estate, and to leave
it to the respective Member of the Board
10 supervise the work in accordance with
5 Is.
The Speaker (Wassard) recommended
the amendment to be adopted by the
Council he would merely remark, that
he supposed that according to the 18th
section (new) the respective Member of the
the Road commission will have to direct
the work, and that the general principle
of the Ordinance in reference to the allOt-
ment Of road work will not be altered by
this amendment, although the work OF
repairs be given to several estates jointly;
if it we're likely that any doubts could
arise in the latter respect, it might be
advisable to add a few words to indicate
that the general principles of the Ordinance
Shall be valid in reference to such minor
propertieS.-With reference to the term
" Estates used in the amendment, his
attention had been directed to this, that
this word is more properly used i'll refer
ence to larger estates, plantations or sugar
estates; while the term properties"
might be preferable. But as it is merely
the English translation to which this
applied, it would scarcely be any great
difference.
The Governor said according to his
opinion it is not necessary to add the
words suggested by the honorable Speaker,
because the principle according to which
the work is to be allotted is mentioned i'll
the same section the only exception in
that respect being for the case OF Central
Factories, while no exception is made for
the case mentioned in the part which the
amendment will embOdy; hence, the gene
raj principle must be followed in reference
to this aforementioned case --He thought
that if the term estates" in the amend
ment is to be altered to 6 properties" it
Should at all events be: "landed proper
ties"; but as it is there mentioned that
the estates alluded to are to be but smals,
the clause appeared to be quite clear; at
all events the Danish text will be the
valid one.
4th Member for Christiansted's Country
District (RaphaeD enquired if it is to be
so understood that Quarter Lines between
Estates are to be kept open anu IN good
order. ..... THE Governor Yes, to the
same extent as hithertO.) Well, he would
be very reluctant to vote for that. The 4th
paragraph, as it is now, says that the quar-
ter lines as we'll as private roads OF commu'
~nication between Estates shall generally
be "a feet in widtl and shall be kept open
and in good order nOw, it would be very
hard that estates shall keep the private
lines in good order for use by proprletorS
ne CcOnII oSt0foS ar for others with num-
berS of small carts, or even Tor people
holding perhaps but one acre OF land
that "a feet of land shall be given up by
estates for those lines, is not so much
but it is rather much to expect that estates
shall besides keep the lines i'll good order
for the convenience of that class to whom
he had alluded. When this Ordinance
comes in force, it is to be expected that
the rules will be carefully kept up, at least
for some years, therefore planters will be
compelled to keep those lines in good order.
AS regards the Quarter Lines he had no
objections against its being enacted as
proposed but for the private roads or
communication between estates, there
would furthermore be no end OF the matter,
as it is hard to repair them. and, moreover
they cause a great deal of mischief.
The Governor Ill reply to 4th Membe for
ChristianSted's Country District (Raphael)
would say, that as far as he is aware, the
lines between estates have always been
kept open it will be noticed that no de-
mand is made by this Draft about the way
in which the lines are to be kept IN repair;
planters may repair them or not, as tney