, 1888-03-07

1900 $500 C'HE
ton Of his Estate quit" near to Frederik-
sted, neither would lie apply, If the plan
here recommended, were to be- carried out.
Other parties, differently situated, require
immigrants, and when he expense attend.
ing the introduction thereof is summed
up, it will br II great deal, and there are
planters who have not always got the
ready cash to meet their portion OF the
exp nSpS. He did not think that it would
be so, that if any considerable lot of immi.
grants were imported, that they would
he distributed 10y 3 or 4 to estates; the
matter would regulate itself; it would for
inStanc be 80 ar anGed, that none but
'hOS' really wanting immigrants shall get,
and none u der y months contract; and
he could not SEE, bow il could possibly be
made a business; the immigration tax has
not been collected rs a contribution, car
rying with it a right TO get something in
return individually to each contributor,
but it is a tax to help the Islands labOur
force generally; those who need no such
assistance OF labOuT force, because they
have en-, ugh, or because they can recruit
from elsewhere, would expect no immi-
grants and need none. AS remarked by
the honorable Country Member (Leevy(
we a e not about tn share out the balance
after making up accounts between the
innd and the taxpayers. We will use the
money in the same manner as formerly, but
only Il lllllr more to the relief OF the
planters, who have bad times to pncOun.
ter. His Excell,nry had gone a great
deal into figures; Of course he (HtWitt
could not follow these; but it is only natu.
raj that when we have favourable weather,
HE Island must make good crops even with
a scanty >upp,Y OF llbnur force; aud if The
Island has made such crops as stated by His
EX,eIlrncy with a small number of labOur-
ers to work, he would ask, what might
not the Island hay, made in excess, if we
had had adequate labOur force I At the
same time there are u her elements cOntri-
butin4 to the results hitherto gained, but
which His ExceIlency Omits to notice,
namely The great amount Of improved
machinery and manure etc, which planters
have brought i: to use, and for procuring
which they have had to use the very great
pst economy and close squeezing, at the
sam time they have eX"rted themselves
too, as His EXCrlIcnCy said, TO make the
most use Of What force they have at
disposal. His EycrllenCY advised IA post
pOnemert of his matter, aS planters might
not hp unanimous with regard to this
matter, after His EXcellency's calculations
Today; bnt he IIewitt) differed here too;
the matter has been thoroughly discussed
also in the Agricultural Association, and
TO one differed III views ou this matter.
AS for the point, that the whole amount of
the immigration fund would he used at
once, he did not believe it would be- so,
because we would not be able to get such
a large number Of immigrants at once;
besides which, Hs already noticed. they
will not br sought for in such large mum.
brrs here. With regard to His Excel.
lrncy's observations ON immigration, he
would beg to call attention to a practice
followed here, and which the POliceOfiCeS
should prevent if possible, namely, that
parties after serving here some time, leave
the Island and after a short while return
again; of course this is done in order to
get advantage Of the bounty.
When His Excellency finally said he
doubted that The Ministry would approve Of
the application he would say that seems TO
be- very hard; the money has been collected
for immigration purposes; it belongs III q
measure TO p anterS at large for that pur.
pose, it is not the Colonial Treasurv's funds
which are subject to the approval or dis
approval of he Minister. If now planters
agree on using the money in a certain par
ticular manner, he could not see why the
Minister should or could object; We are
able and capable to decide how the money
il to be spent and what would be the