, 1885-03-14

estimates from the different Hospital Com
missions, more especially now when the
public finances are in bad circumstances,
and when the amount required for Ere
deriksted's Hospital is nearly as much as
for the two other Hospitals together. I'm
der Money Bill XIV to d. ID Prison Depart
ment the sub item 4, various minor expen-
SEES includes under Of an amount of slOO
''for transporting prisoners no more than
that is stated the item has never been
seen before; a few explanatory remarks
would not have been out OF the way. The
other amounts under this head are custom
airy ones. Bnt what the reasons are for
adding those 500, has not been stated.
Item XVI. for Divers Expenses comprises
sub l, the different amounts Of support al
lowed to several parties; the total sum is
about $500 less than it was last year owing
to the death Of several of those who had
been in receipt of such support but there
is a proposal for a grant of 800 as support
to Mrs. Carly, widow OF the former
Clerk in ChriStiansted's Cu|stomhouse,
aud to which is appended the remark
that the widow is Gin straitened cir
cumstances," and that the Government
would consider her qualified to a pen
sion from the Rumfund, but as the said
fund is at present oyer-burdened with
pensions, the widow is recommended to a
month";, support of So from the day of Mr..
Carty'S death, until the Fund can take
over the pension and the sum proposed is
for Is months, instead Of II months but
perhaps the support has already been
paid out for Z mouths. After some re-
marks in recommendation OF the proposal,
the speaker continued to say, that at the
same time it would, as on a previous occa.
sion stated, be good if the Council or the
Committee could be given a list of all per-
sons receiving pensions from the Rumfund,
50 that it might be seen how the amounts
are used in fact it is nothing but what
would be in order, that the Representatives
OF the people Were given regularly state
mentS of this kind. To the Money Bill
XVII for Building Expenses, he would not
say much here this item will no doubt be-
examined by Members more converAant
with such matters and who no doubt will
be given the necessary papers, The
second category for the unforeseen ex-
penses, were last year $3.50, this year they
are put down at $3.50; The amount for this
year appeared therefore too high. The
first category Of uncertain expenses were
on last years Budget $l,448. -, this year
they are Sl,672,54, this seems rather high
the increase arises from kilograms cts,
procuring inventory, and especially from
M uS cApFHStS'
If no one else desired to comment on the
Draft, he would propose that the Draft of
Budget with all the Money Bills be refer
red to a Committed Of 5 Members.
9th Crownmember IKalme1) said he
should think there would be very little for
Members of the Colonial Council to add to
what had been said by the honorable
2nd Member for Christiansted (L.emming),
who seems so thoroughly to have gone
through the Draft Of Budget and sitted it.
He (kalmeD thought thai most members
can agree in general in the remarks ma 10
by the honourable Member; with regard
to the remarks on the Military Expenses
especially, he the SIP 'axerI coiaciued, anl
with thu hon durable Member W. may hope
that the Mother Country will in time assist
the colony in meeting those expenses, not
only bee luSe the Ist,nd is, as has been
shewn, unable to defray those expenses,
but also because it can sc freely be said to
be incumbent on the Island to defray them
this Community must of course pay for the
necessary Policetorce, b 'c1us that is re-
quisit1 but it is not SO in Regard I'd the
expenditure for d Mlitary Fore, which is
only necessary because the Island has u
position in the middle of the Octan. He
was awaro that it is said, that iii reality
the Mother Country bears the expense for
the Military Force here but he Ii ,pel that
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