, 1888-04-25
od D. 10. The Department Of Public
destruction.

ad D. 10. The Department Of Public
destruction.
A Majority andersen, Jameson, and
RaphaeD propose that the amount, not
exceeding 81 900, entered in the Draft in aid
Of the private boys school in Christiansted
be reduced to an amount not exceeding $500;
we find, namely, that neither in itself nor
when compared with the subsidy proposed
in aid Of a corresponding school in Frederik-
sted, is there sufficient reason for allowing
the 1irstnam8d school the maximum prescrib-
ed by the School Ordinance of 7th May
1884 IS. Although the Minority Brown
and Lenming) has in point of fact no objec-
ton to the reduction proposed by the
Majority, still the Minority does not Join in
this proposal, because the Minority finds that
the abovenamad section of the Ordinance of
1881 gives the administrator an authority to
allow the private boys schools such amounts
as the administrator deems suitable, OF
course within the limits of the maximum
allowance prescribed by the Ordinance.
in a letter to the Committee dated 9TH
INST. the Government, on representation from
the School Commission, recommends thaB
the Council for its part would give its consent
that the amounts collected from school fines
be used for procuring, in the shape of an
entertainment or in some other suitable way,
an encouragement and reward to such
scholars as are deserving thereof through
diligence and good behaviour, and that it be
lef, to the School Commission to decide
whistler all the schools or only some parti-
cuIar schools are to have the benefit of such
giant. The Committee, while it suppos5s
tll5 the school fines are included in the
amount OF 1910 entered sub G. Sundry
Revenues, No. |, Fines and Confscations,
aud that an amendment will be introduced to
carry ont the measure proposed by the
Government, begs to recommend the
Grant,
all D. II. The Sanitary Department.
DuIing the 3rd discussion, in the Councils
meeting OF the 10Th last month, on the
Draft OF Ordinance concerning Corpse Inspec-
ton, several Members expressed the wish
that the number of the present staff of medi-
cal men on the Island be increased the
Committee has taken occasion thereof to
take that question under it's consideration.
On the one hand it appears that the 3 physi-
clans now saIaried from the Colonial Treasury
with q total sum Of $3,288) must be sufi-
cient for the discharge Of all the public
medical duties, and that therefore, if the
Inhabitants wish to have more physicians
hGre, they should themselves procure Such
increase. On the other hand, it is admitted,
that complaints are frequently heard, that
the sick among the poorer classes are unable
to obtain such medical aid as they have a
reasonable right to claim, and also that the
medical men charge too much for their ser
vices-while the Committee does not wish to
express anything as to whether those com
plants are warranted or not. Under these
circumstances the Committee finds that it can
do no better than to propose that the Council
request the Government, that the question
as to whether there is a want of more physi-
clans in the Island, and in connection there
with the question as to whether the now
existing rules concerning medical attendance
to poor and INDECENT sick persons require
notifications, be made the subject Of close
investigation, and suggesting that, in keeping
with what has been done on another occasion,
and prior to the Government taking any
decision in the matter, there be appointed
a Commission to report on the matter, in
which Commission some Of the Councils