, 1884-04-05
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80 AN j OAANA A""N ~"
in :Ob0tker's house," cockle-
stars OF iron have been put up
there, in the gallery to the street,
at an expense Of........ 10000
The amounts above stated are only mp.
prOXimate, as it has not yet been possible
to get all the accounts for the work per.
formed, but the sum total pu! down, $I,4oO,
is expected to cover the expenses.
Government would. fOl the rest, refer
to the estimate of the Inspector OF Build.
ingS laid on the Councils table.
The Governor introduced the Draft. II
was found necessary before the Governor
removed the seat of Government to ST.
Croix to have the Governmrnthouse here
repaired. 1t WAS the intention to make
only the most necessary repairs, but after
the repairs were commenced, ii WAS found
ont that some of the work was in great
decay. in fact dangerous in som" places.
1t will be remembered that the interior Of
the House had not been repaired for many
years. The repairs had therefore to he
extended, and he considered it always
good economy to keep The public buildings
i'll good repair, otherwise there would at
times be caused heavier expense for
thorough repairs. He recommended the
Bill to HE Council.
2nd Member for CllriStianStrd (LemminG
begged to call the Connects attention to
the remarks accompanying the Bill. OF
the three items mentioned in the hill, he
would commence Ivy making some remarks
on the two last. Concerning these 2 items
he would then say that the Council is fully
hnIInH tn Ny,fn hA lulnnntS ON nIpL tbA
more az wheH the Ordinance on The Orga-
~nisation Of the Superior Administration
was before the Council it WAS expressly
stated that all work required To put tn"
observation-disclosures in order should be
done. He thought therefore that 10 voice
will he raised now against those items.
AS far as concerns the expense for office
for the Aide-de-Camp vt the Governor, it
is SO that when the Governor, the Chief
of the Military ia here in the Island, then
there must be an Office assigned for the
SOCalled "COmmandOsager' under the
AidP-dr-Camp. But with regard to the
expense for arran cement of Offices for tho
Government Secretary and the Assistant
Of The Colonial Council, they are new.
BY this wording iS meant the removal Of
the SCCrVtarY'S Office from where il WIS 10
another part Of the buildings under
Cover nment>hOuSe, at the same time
expecting the Olunial Council from The
office hitherto used, and establishing
another Office for the colonial Council.
Well, this is not a necessary undertaking
brought on by the removal of the seat of
Government; whpn the Ordinance on
that matter WAS before the Council nothing
whatever was brought forward to Shrw
that such alteration WAS requi ed. When
previously the Governor WIS residing here
altogether, and whether there were two or
one Secretary, This Official always had his
W office next to The other Offices; which
was but reasonable and natural, as the
chief OF the Office should he near his office
to con rOl it and conduct the work himself;
it this should not lie, it would be necessary
to provide an Assistant Secretary, but in
the Regulations for the Office nothing in
that respect is provided, hor is there any
thing in the Administration Ordinance to
warrant that. But then, the Colonial
Council has on this account been expelled
from the Lfficp which the Council has had
in use ever since it's 0rga I~i>ati0n in the
Money Bill II is said that an office for the
Assistant has been provided, but in leali.
ty it il The Councils Office it was the
only place where the Chairman and the
Officials of the Council and Nj mhtrS could
do any business of the Council, or work
with the papers of the archives. But now,
this the Councils Office has been removed
to a room in the lower story Of the back
building, under servants rooms, and hav-
ing full view of the horSe-Stable and what
is behind that it is not suitable ut ali for
an office, and it cannot he expected that
the Officials of thu Council should go there.