, 1889-03-06

the corresponding items III the prevl
Gus budget. Under the Post Office De.
partment there was an increase of $3.50
which arose from a proposal of the Post,
master in Christlansted to increase tho
salary OF the clerk by $3.50 and of the post
messenger by $50. The expenditure under
the Military Department was estimated at
$50 less than last year. The Road De-
partment expenses were put at S4OO more,
that amount having been asked for by the
POlicemasrer in ChriStiaMsted to repair the
streets damaged by the heavy rains of
last year. He would mention, however,
hat under this item the Government
would shortly ask for $1,000 or 81 100 for
the bridge at Grange. For the department
of Public Instruction $6l7 more was en-
tered than last year, but there would be
some changes, Of which the Budget Com.
mittee would be informed, by which the
expenditure under this head would be
reduced by about 81, 900, and the total
expenditure would be about S40O less than
last year. The expenses under the SAM
tary Department would be 5 1890 higher
shan last year, which came from the Hos
pilal Commission in FrederikSted requir-
ing $1,000 more for Inventory and hOspi-
tai expenses, and from the expenses at the
leper asylum having been entered at $3.50
more than is wanted for the present nun.
bers, under the expectation that the
numbers will increase. Building Elk.
penses We're about $1,000 less than last
year. Nevertheless they included "a
considerable amount for the rebuilding
OF tho School house at Kings Hill.
On the whole it would be seen that the
Budget did not. differ much from that of
last year, only that 1854 for pensions
was unvOidably added. With these re-
marks he would recommend the Draft of
Budget 10 the honorable Colonial COun.
Gil.
In reply to a question from Mr.. W. II.
Brown aS to some recent additions to the
taxes on houses, His Excellcncy said
that there had been II recent survey, which
showed that some houses had not been
taxed sufficiently, according to their sizes,
as prescribed by law. IN these eases the
errors had been corrected, otherwise there
had been no additional taxation.
Mr.. A. Stakemann thought it doubtful
whether stables and carriage houses were
taxable.
His Excellency was not prepared tO.say,
but this matter should be looked into, and
it it were found that taxes had been col
lected not warranted by law, the amounts
would of course be returned.
After a short discussion the Draft of
Bud get was referred to II Committee of 5
Members, for which were elected MesSrS.
Brown, He witt, Lemming, Raphael and
StaEemann.
His Excellency the Governor introduced
the Draft OF Ordinance concerning Immi-
grafton. This Draft proposes for a period
of 3 years to relieve the employer of an
immigrant from the payment of any part of
the expenses of his in PRODUCTION, by plac-
ing the whole expense OH the Immigration
Fund but annexeS some important con.
ditions, namely: that the present subsidy
(abOut $1,000 a Year, which the Colonial
Treasury contributes to the Immigration
Fund should cease, that the present capital
of the immigration Fund (abOut 100000
should be invested, to be used only on
extraordinary occasions, with the con
current consent of the Governor and Colo.
NAL Council, and, during the 8 years, with
the consent also of the Ministry of Finances;
and that rules should be aframed by
Government, after conference with the
Colonial Council, for the distribution of the
introduced sslabOurers Sc.
We reserve our sketch of Ithe proceed
ings on this Draft for our next issue.