, 1888-05-05

of those certain persons. His Majesty and
His Majesty's Government would not be
having the colony's interest at heart if
they refuse to sanction a Draft because it
does not in all points come up to the mark.
He hoped anyhow that His EXcellency
would not throw cold water on the matter.
The Governor: Not on the matter itself
generally speaking, but it is impossible to
recommend the Draft as it is now.
3rd Member for FrederikSteG's Country
District (He10it0: If the Council pass this
Draft at End discussion, the Government
may at 3rd discussion bring in amendments
to suit their wishes in point of form. 1t
cannot but appear strange that the Home
Government should wish to oppose this
measure; the money in the Immigration-
fund belongs to planters and its applica-
ton is only subject TO the approval of the
Government. His Excellency has to-day
made it clear that he will not oppose the
use of what belongs to planters for the
purposes planters desire and stand in need
of; and we may hope that by next meet.
ing the Government will have obtained the
desired consent from the Home Govern.
ment.
The Governor: 1t is impossible by next
meeting.
2Dd Member for ChriStiansted's Country
District Ieery) would ask lift is possible for
His Excellency to give us sOme hint as to
what are the real objections to the framing
OF the Draft.
The Governor said he had already point
ed out the very serious objections enter
tanned; he would now merely allude to the
absence of all rules to regulate the demand
and need Of those applying tor immi-
grants, and rules to control the accounts
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he himself was not quite clear as yet in his
ideas, and he must necessarily correspond
with the Home Government.
No one else requested the word. The
Committees proposal for 2 paragraphs of
the Draft was adopted by 6 against 4
votes; and the Draft passed to 3rd Dis
CusSiOn.
Lemming left; the Chairman requested
LIST Grown Member (Quin) to act as Secre-
tary.
5. End Discussion on Additional Money
Bill to the Budget for 18S7.88 under
various items Of the Budget.
No amendments were proposed.
3rd Member for Frederiksted's Country
Listlict (Hewitt) called attention to a re.
mark III the Motives under the Sanitary
Department where it said that it has become
possible to keep down the number of pa
tientsOnly through the Hospital Commission
taking stringent measures to preventthead-
mission on public account of estate lab0m'erS
not properly entitled thereto. He did
not think this distinction should be made
between other labOurers and eState-labour-
crS if any laOOurer is entitled to free
hospital care, it should be estate labourers,
as through their labOur we derive the
means OF paying taxes. 1t looks as if
other labOurers have a privilege in this
respect beyond estate labourers. If it is
meant that the restriction is confined to
estate labOurers who are not on the estates,
it might be better accepted but sure we
must not single out estate.labOurer on the
whole.
The Governor referred to the wish ex.
pressed by the honorable Member himself
to have the hospital expenses reduced;
the measure spoken of now is one among
others, that aims at that object. The Com.
missions have been instructed to admit
only those as are really entitled and that
such estates as have fixed contracts with
labOurers must pay the hospital charges.
The Observation-Disclosures" might just as
we'll have been called labourers but
estate.labOUrers were specially named be-
cause they are the largest in number.
The Additional Grant for $72, S134.84,
$1,000 s. $127,5 so was adopted unanimously
with 8 votes.