, 1888-03-07

50 fixed thai only n portion may be- used
for a rel lain time, or that only a certain
number of hmm grants and within a GER
tam part OF the funds, shall be imported,
and this to be fixed by the Council. With
regard to His Excellel cy's remarks about
the improvement OF lab0nlcrS can only
be eff cted 10y natural increase Of labOur
force, he would say, that will take a long
time; but if the money is there and the
lab0urrts are to be had, it could be but
Ir9Sonablr'tO get an increase.
The (GOternOT) would, in reply to the
last Speaker, merelJ say, that II is to be
supposed that every man who has paid
Inning alton tax, and who has thus con
tubul,d to the fund now on hand, will
demand his share OF immigrants, if not
fol his own use, then to make money oft,
and hat it will be impossible to pre- vent
that. 7 ercfOre parties will not bF brne.
fitted, but find themselves disappointed.
BID Mrmhe. for Fredprikstrd's Country
District lHritzer) said he would Of course
vote with the other planters for The Draft
as il is, but il we could not obtain that,
the II he would propose an alteration OF the
alton law. AS ii is now, we have
to pay at 0rcp as we cmplOy am immigrant,
\ of the amount. namely $500 tOthr Govern,
mtnt if the immigrant remains on The
estate ANA ltnpwS his contract, then The
tml loytr las to pay s. TO the Gov
eminent, VIII IL he in migrant himself pays
nothing i hCl,avetEp estate or ii he makes
no new con ract. Every immigrant should
he compelled t, have u contract for the 3
first Nti r.; il he remain on the same es-
ate, no hing more should be paid, but if he
changttmployrl he o. the tEtate employing
lin, shall pay the remaining ZIG AS a rule
immigrants are OF very little use the first
wear, and the arrangement he now prOpOs-
ed would afford better prospects OF their
remaining on the estate, that had had the
trouble to learn them beside that, it is
most generally so that when immigrants
have been 3 years on one place, they come
to feel at home there, and even if they
should leave, they generally return. In
that case the vagraucy laws should he en-
forced. and every lab0uleY, whether he il
EMPLOYED with or without contract, or if
working as a porter, should have a pass
book. where his homestead and residence
should be carefully stated, and any employ
or who takes such a party IN his service,
should be bound to write an exact 8 ate.
mpnt Of the period from which and to
which the lab0urer had been serving him,
This would he of service to the Police, who
in that way could keep a better control
with the many persons wh0 wander about
without employment and without homes,
but a plague to everybody in town aud
country, where they plumber and break
open vacant houses, which they take pos
session Of fol the night.
The (GoUernOr) begged to state, that it
Is very seldom that the immigration fund
ever has the chance of collecting any part
of the expenses which it detrays for immi-
grants, which is due to the simple fact,
that the immigrants do not remain, or if
they do remain, they do not remain on
contracts with any one, who can be held
responsible for the portion of expenses
which the Immigration Ordinance exaCts
when the pa, ties enter fresh contracts, an
enactment which was intended tor the
benefit of the Immigration fund. The
Government is Of course not opposed 10
small alterations in the Immigration Or.
dinance, but in regard TO the proposal he
must. as already stated, reserve the posi-.
ton Of the Government, he still maintain
tanned, that the measure is not a good
one.
3rl Member for Frederiksted'S Country
District (Hepitt) said it was his intention
to vote for the Draft with amendments.
We can not exist without immi graf ton.
When we look at the large amounts ex.
pended elsewhere for immigrants and see
what small sums we pay here for the same