, 1888-03-07

should De in Il negative direction, to have
some light or information OH the subject;
and If eSti :ateS etc. can be obtained with.
Out causing expense, he could see no harm
Ill obtaining them, provided it does not
cause too much trouble.
End Member for Christiansted's Country
District (LeeUU: AS Il rule human nature
Is not satisfied with one good offer.
Bearing in mind His Excellency's offer,
he would, as be cannot but consider
what he is about to suggest to be q
matter that would be beneficial to q
still more extensive and more general
degree than steamers, particularly in the
event Of the SlCcrSS Of the Central Factory
in the hands of the State Treasury not as
4 mercantile undertaking but as a matter
of Existence to he cOIOny,-beg to mention
the erection of Il Line orr tiIway through
the lsland-(A Member: Up the Hiil?O by
which produce in raw state could be con-
yeyed from East TO West or vice versa.
1t should be investigated what an enter
prize Of that kind would cost, and tho
money, Of which there is enough III DEN
mark, so much that parties don't know
what to do with it, may be raised on
sha'eH. A Railway would benefit tOw
and country.
Bird Member for Christia nsted (StakemanR)
The honorable Member seems sanguine
in his expectations, but a railway WOuld
scarcely benefit Bassin. He would, in
connect ion with the matter, beg to ask if
the Government would not be inclined
to bring II a proposal to abolish PilOtago
ON Steamer. visiting C~hriStiansted; even
if the harbour is difficult for steamers,
still they can come in If there be freight
for them, they will come, but the expen-
SEES are not low. If the ~pil0tage be ab0-
lishrd, the Colonial Trea sury will not lose,
but as long as we have the high dues,
the steamers will scarcely call. There
fore he would beg to request the Govern.
mrut to consider the matter and Introduce
a Draft.
The Governor said, that only in the
United States is it so that the Government
has 50 mu"h money, that they don't know
what to do with it. He was willing 10
undertake. to fl III out approximately what
the deepening of ChriSijanStr,l's Harbour
to Il certain extent would cost, provided
the necessary survey can be done without
expense. AS for the Railway, that must
be left to the future; prlhapS at such time
thr Factory viii! have developed itself 80
rs to make the plan feasible, With regard
to pilotage, that is only paid III so tsr as ~
pilotiSuSed but where a pilotmust he used,
he could see no help the steamers must
pay, DUU II ~ l!bU UitACu' LII "OllN IVY ~
add, that Will negotiations were going on
between the Royal Mail Steamer Packet Co.
concerning their steamer calling here
every month, one of the Captains visited
St. Croix, and he stated that it in altogr.
thrr impossible for the eampI to touch
here, although they would not have to
enter The han hour.
3rd Memb r for Frederiksted's Country
District (He0jt0 begged to ask if there ~
any likelihood AT all of the Royal Mail
Steamers calling here, and will they call
at FrelerikSted, if not al Chris; ianstedg
The Governor said, as already stated, the
Government had been in negotiation with
the Royal Mail Steamer Packet Co. to
arrange for their steamers calling here
every fortnight; at first the Company
asked 5000 in all OF Gl00 for each time,
say once a month; this the Government
refused to entertain; and the matter was
then abandoned. Later on thenegotiatiOns
were re-open"d. and they are in a fair way
to lead to the Royal Mail Steamers touch
ing at FrpdtrikSCrd every fortnight.
1t was adopted unanimously with IA
votes to refer the petition to Government,
recommending it for favourable considera-
ton.
q. End Discussion on Draft of Ordinance
containing notifications of the Ordinance
of 18th February 1878 for defravment of