, 1888-03-03

could not but admire the way in white h the
last honorable Speaker enters upon pub
lie affairs and the lively interest he dis.
plays when dilatiiig OIL the individual de-
partmentS of our public economy. At the
same inn he Brown could NOT always agree
with the honorable Member, for instance
when The latter spoke Of the influence ex-
trciSed, or supposed to be exercised by the
Clergy who are Members Of the Poor
Board. His BROWN experience went jHst
in the contrary dlrectiOnj the Clergymen
are mostly those aVerSe to the grant
ing of public support; they very often
know the applicants personally, and are
often the Members to point out that such
aud such individuals do not deserve to be
assisted. Ii is true there was one reverend
gentleman who happened at times to be
more bOisterOus than even those soliciting
aid; but this was exceptional. He believ-
ell moreover that no minister gave his vote
in he Board, when there was a question of
support to any of his congregation.
The GOUerMOr ia reference to the remarks
that had fallen from 3rd Member for
FrederikSted's Country District (HewitO
would beg to observe, that he did not
think it was the honorable Members
upright opinion when he stated that he
could not ser the use If the Budget, and
IutNC uC NNulW tON NOlc IL S-LuTI Tue DuiSSO
gives the honorable Member al oppOrtuni-
ty every year to state his opinions, and to
express his IDEAS in a clever way. All
the remarks made by the honorable
Member are, Of cOuISe, not c~OrreCti and
he, 0le GOveInor) differed from him in
opinion. Al present he would, however,
merely in reference to all that had ueen
advanced 10y the honorable Member on the
Poor Department, beg to remind the
Council that some years e a Commission
WAS appointed TO investigate the entire
matter Ofthr Poor Department; that Com.
mission, in which several Members of the
Colonial Council had ~ seat, took great
pains t. arrive at their conclusions, they
travelled all over the Island and examined
into the personal relations and circum.
stances. The Report from that Commits.
siOn Showed that in almost all instances
those who got support from the public
poor funds were worthy of it, and thc
whole system was highly satisfactory, it
being clearly shewn that the money was
not given ont in IA Useless way. 1t Is true,
that the Commission recommended the
system Of Poor HOuS4; but there it was
only to he noticed, that if that sYstenl
We're carried out, We would have to give
out not I'll. 100 bur @2I,OO0 u year. ThS
proposal was very good in Itself, but it is
too eXpenSive.-AS regards the Sanitary
Department, it is true that the amount
under this head is high, but then, he
Che GOvernOr) could hot see how the
honorable Member could wish t. have it
still more increased by the additional
expense fol- more physicians. He could
not agree in the view that the increase of
expenditure is owing to back-yards or over.
filed rooms; certainly it is right, that the
dwelling rooms should not be Overhlled
with inmates; but this is not a matter of
great moment after all. The island is
decidedly not in II bad sanitary state;-
but he he ped the expenses under the
Sanitary Department will decrease. When
the honorable Member used such terms as
"mismanagement" of the public funds, he
(the GOvernO) would suppose that be
meant nothing offensive; at all events tbs
Colonial Council has its part in it, sinco
the Council has taken part in the admins.
tratiOn of th9 public finances since 1868;
If, anything is TO be complained of in that
respect, it is this, that the Colonial Law
imposed expenses on The Colonial Treasury,
which the Treasury could not bear. Final.
~, the honorable Member made a compari-
sou between this Island and TOBACCO; now
lie (the GOvernOrJ knew a littIe with
regard to the English islands, and n com.
ltsrisOn with them and this place could not
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