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sale " ordinary prOvisions.n Such huck-
sters licenses will not, in his opinion, be
granted to the extent OF, say one for each
estate in the Island, but the authority to
issue those licenses is so ample, that with
them, together with the other provisions
of the Ordinance of 1853 for the Carving
about of articles of food etc. for sale. and
the right of certain labourers to sell to
other labourers on the estate, it would
seem that the Government has really met
the wishes Of the Council and also to q
great extent that of the Commission. If
they were not satisfied already by s 1, he
must certainly say that every admissible
right to sell on estates is accorded by the
enactnents Of 4, to planters and to all
others.
2nd Member for ChristiaDsted Lemmin0)
would, although he himself was not very
we'll versed III the matter, be inclined to
think, and even to suggest, that this first
discussion be postponed for IA days.
End Member for F~rederiksted (BroaCn)
would second such a suggestion.
3rd Member for Frederiksted Country
District Wilson,, while agreeing in this
suggestion, could not refrain from express.
ing his establishment that the Government
had adopted this Minority Report. AS far
as he could understand the wording of the
Draft, it would seem that in future plant
ers are not to be allowed to do as hitherto
customary, to deliver certain articles of
food to labourers, in part payment of
wages. This is something new, and to
the planter something very unexpected,
and in fact alarming. If this should be-
come law, it would no doubt also be a very
serious evil to the labouring population.
Planters are not inclined to take any adj
vantage, but neither TO supply the arti-
Giles cheaper than any one else; by long
standing practice and by the wishes Of the
people themselves it has been the custom
followed for years. TO do away with this,
is decidedly wrong. He must certainly say
that Of all the proposals that have emana-
ted from the Commission, this one is the
most lnjudiciOuS.
2nd Member for Frederiksted (BrOVn)
said it would appear to be the object of tho
last speaker to benefit not only the plant
er but the lah0urer TOO but i'll this respect,
the requirements of the labourcr will be
satisfied when ldboureIs can, as hitherto,
sell to others on estates.
The Secretary would, in referring TO
What had just been stated by the End
Crownnember (Hanschell), beg to call to
mind that 4 of the Draft contains ID
provision that any person i'll the coun-
Try may obtain a huckSter license, which
will give the right to sell those articles,
which planters nave been i'll the habit of
supplying to their labourers, while accord
ing 70 5 merchants and retailers on pay.
ING $50 can get a burgher brief to sell all
kinds OF articles on estates, including IL
quOrS under the same restrictions as exist
iii the towns. Hence, planters themselves
or any one, even Of the labouring class es,
can sell to labOurers but as such shops or
businesses cannot be opened without the
permission of the proprietor, it is natural
that only decent people will be- allowed to
establish such businesses. 1t is in order
to comply with a general wish to have i'll
the middle of the country places where ar
ticleS Of food and other neceSSaricS could
be obtained, that the provisions i'll S | 3 are
proposed, and when the sale Of spirit ouS
liquors is included, it is under the provi.
sion that there will be sufficient Police
force to see that every thing goes on i'll a
proper manner. 1t can also be expected
that the Superior Authority will exercise
great prudence III granting licenses of the
kind, and contne them as much as possible
only to where the necessity already exists.
LIST C~rownmember (QuiaJ said he could
not help thinking that the view expressed
by the honorable 3rd Member for Frsderik-
sted's Country District (Wilson) is not in
accordance with what the Commission ex-
pressed in their Report. In speaking OF
the Draft introduced on a former occasion.