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pin ed ana more easily attended TO ana
supervised.
The reason why the draft, S 8 does not
contain amy provision corresponding to
the rule contained in law Of 2lst June
1867, : %: that license Is to be granted
free Of payment to the pawnbrokers who
are established as such before the emana.
ton of the ordinance, is, that, as far as it
could be aScertained, pawnbroking as a
business is carried on in the islands by a
single individual only who is on the point
of giving up his business. By claiming
the payment of he fee in all cases, there is
hence no injustice shown to any person,
seeing that such persons as, possibly, have
carried on such business privately or clan
deslinely do not appear 10 be entitled to
any special protection.
Government finds no reason to attach
remarks to the single 5 5 Of the draft the
law Of Dist June 1867 has on the whole
been followed exactly, and in the wording
of the draft only such notifications as the
difference Of local relations did suggest,
have been effected. The e charged for
the license has been proposed somewhat
higher than the CORES bonding fee in the
mothrrcOuntry, say with $50, as it is con-
Bidered advisable not to encourage the eX-
tension of the pawnbr0king business by
rendering the access roo easy.
The Governor introduced the Draft, and
referring to the remarks in the draft stared
that the same considerations which afford-
ed grounds for the emanatiOn Of the law of
Dist June 1867, in the Mother Country
render it desirable to extend the law to the
Colonies.
As it is at present. the access to set up
as pawnbrokrr was so unlimited that amy
oDn whom and U-l,.rnVrar no nInOcnS with.
ont any previously obtained permission,
may establish himself as such. A bad
consequence OF this state Of things is that
it becomes difficult to prevent stolen goods
vanishing in the hands Of this class Of
traders and being sent away from the
islands 1t will also be easily seen that
the said state Of things renders the detec-
tion Of the offenders difficult.
AS Il further circumstance in favour Of a
change on this head, may be stated the
present want Of a fixed rule as to what
time pledges should be retained by the
pawnbroker for redemption, as also what
rules should be followed in the realization
of unredeemed pledges.
He would in conclusion recommend the
Draft to the Council and hoped it would
find support.
The Chairman begged to make a remark
from the Chair. According to Z of the
Draft, the fines for offences against this
Ordinance will accrue to the Police Fund,
but it was a custom observed by Govern
ment of late that all fines went into the
Colonial TreaSury-a custom which he
thought a good one, and he would there.
fore suggest to His E1cellency the Cover
nor 10 follow the sam also in this in
stance.
The Governor stated in reply that al
though it would seem but right enough
that all fines generally speaking should
fall to the Colonial Treasury yet he thought
that the PolicemaSters should nave some
funds in hand to defray certain unforeseen
expenses.
9th Grown Member (R. PeterSen) was of
the opinion that as hitherto no pawn
brokers have existed, except that perhaps
now when the trade be legalized, many
may be established, he could not see that
amounts of any consequence would accrue
to the Policefund.
LIST Member for Frederiksted's Country
District Birch thought that the fires
should go to the Colonial Treasury.
No one requested the word further, the
1st Discussion was closed.
ITO be continued