, 1884-08-30
P R &C E E D1 N G'S
OF THE =
FOR ST. CROIX.

v ONn AUSdSl 4OOEs IA VCIOEN
noon. the Colonial Council held lis 2nd Elk.
traoldinaly Letting.
The Members We're present with excep.
ton of 3rd Member for Christiansted
(WaSSaid) who is absent from the Island,
Bird hemGer for hriStianSted's Country
Distric' (Hagemann), 3rd Member for Ere
derikSted (Latimer) who had announced
his inabili Y to attend; the seat of 2nd
Member for ChriStianSted'S Country Dis
tlict is vacant.
The Govern, r ana Governments Secre-
tarY were present.
The Minutes of the last meeting were
read and adopted.
The Chairman notified the receipt of
several communications, viz. from the Co.
vernnent l, dated 9TH August a. c. No.
1926, according to which His Majesty had
on the 18th July a. c. non mated Judge H.
HanSchell as 2ud O. Ownmember for the re-
naming part Of the elective period from
IS, h April 1888, 2, dated 10th August, No.
1924 forwarding printed copies Of Rectif,
cations and an Idments to the Draft Of
Budget for lSS4->5; 3rl. dated 18th All.
gust, No. 1917, forward ng Copies Of Provi-
%l0nal Regulations concerning the division
Of ST. Croi, into Midwife Districts, which
copies had to-day been distributed to Mem.
beers 4, tied Dist 4ugu~t, NO. 1868, for.
We NiAAE ~ IN va W. bAAiN NAt'3A W. VAN
Money Bill XVI. tor an anount Of $40
for erecting MI Oven for diSintecting pur.
poses on the PlOte>tantquay, together
with drawing and estimate; the rectiica-
tionS and all the amendments had in course
at time been distributed 5, dated 23rd
AEgrst, No. 1858, cons ern ng the results
of the LicitationS for Purvcyance to the
Military and the Hospitals; this letter
had been received too late tn be put on the
Order of Day for this meeting, but would
be placed on the order of Day for next
Meeting; - 6 from 3rd Member for
Christiaustcd (Was>art) dated 18th Aug,
III which he states that he intended to
leave for Europe vi Ii the Packet Steamer
on the 14th, but that he di! not think that
lis absence from The Island would last
logger that t months; III accDldance with
the prNct ce hitherto followed by the
Council it WAS tacilly adopted to await
the expiration OF 4 months before deciding
whether til" said Member should retire.
The Council proceed, d to the Order Of
Day, w:
j.. Examination Of Patent Of Nomina-
tion for Judge II. HaHSchell as 2nd Crown
member.
Judge Hanschell was present and had
handed in his patent Of nomination, which
WAS examined and found in order; and
after lie had signed The prescribed formu-
lar Of tath, The Chairman declared Judge
Han~chcll entitled TO q seat and vote in
the Council.
2 2nd Discussion on Draft Of Budget
for 1884-S5 with Money Bills, Committee
Report and Rectiicalions with amend
meutS.
The Committee had rendered it's Report
AN foil VS.:
THE UNDERSIGNED Committee. ap.
pointed 10y the Colonial Council Of
ST.. Croix to examine and to report or the
Draft of Bud get for the Municipality Of
st. Croix tnr the financial year tom list
April 1874 t. 3ISt March 1885, begS to
submit the following as its Report:
/. REVENUE.
With reference to the Revenue the Com.
mittee has found nothing to Omment
upon,
II. EXPENDITURE.
B. The Superior Local Administration.
l. The Government.
Gd Item l: For Extra Writing, Statione.
~ AMI Wages to a Messenger, Money
Bill | 80. . . ..........S 10000.
III a meeting which the Committee has
had with the Governor, His Excellency
gave a statement concerning the items for
which those 81 100000 are intended 10 be
used, as follows:
/ Writer pr. month $4,000
do. " 1890
l do. 1000
A Messenger {" 100