, 1889-07-13

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that the representation of the School Board
before the Colonial Council had been
heard. If the Colonial Coancil has to
grant the money, then this body shonld
have been heard first. If they can erect a
,SchOOlhouse without that grant, then let
them do so; but it is not the right way of
doing business to go to the Home Govern.
ment first and then to the Council. or I'll.
The G0Uern0r said the honorable Member
is we'll aware that on account of the large
deficits on our budgets, the consent of the
Home Government must be obtained be-
fore a grant can be sought for defraying
any public expense beyond those for the
ordinary purposes. The money is actually
that of the State Treasury would it he
proper for the Colonial Council to vote
away money from that Treasury before the
Minister had given his permission or con-
sent? He would be sorry il this so sim
pie and necessary measure were to be coll
sidered as a slight to the Colonial Council.
3rd Member for FrederikstedS Country
District (HeVit): His Excellency said it
is on account of the large deficits in our
budgets, that we have to ask permission
for any expense but who has caused
those deficits but the Minister of Finances
ululS6II, ny uIS hCCplhS UP Au OACIdOIuiu6-
~ administration here, beyond our re-
duirements and means? He must be res
ponsible for maintaining this state of our
Budgets the Council cannot know the
real state of our finances, but the Minister
has sanctioned it. Still we cannot know
what great faith to put in the Minister;
we saw the Minister turn round some time
ago and do an act towards us or the FactO-
ry, which if it had been done by a private
party would not have been COuntenauced
in Denmark neither do we see much conf
dence shewn in the Minister; the Diet will
not entertain the measures he proposes
concerning us. And what necessity was
there TO lay such a simple matter us this
before the Home Government And
when it has been laid before them, where
is the use of bringing the matter before the
Colonial Council and then for us to be told
it is the State TreaSury'S money we vote
away Che Governor: The honorable
Member is mistaken; if the Council has
any objection to vote for the measure, it
has but to vote against it and the matter
falls. ; and it is of course very wrong TO
vote money which we have not, and some
day we will have to pay it. We have had
the Riots; the Governments saw it; but
afterwards they backed off and showed off
the responsibility on Others shoulders. He
would recommend not to vote this mount.
The Governor would recommend that it
be granted.
2nd Member for Ohristiansted (Lemming)
said that in the Committee it had not been
decided not to recommend this bnildim%.
The real point to look at in The matter ia,
that by getting this building now as school
house, it can be at any future time, when
ever requisite, be used as a standpoint for
a Military Detachment, for which reason
it is to be constructed also to meet the TT
qulrements of a Military barrack. Taking
this view, he did not think it just The best
thing to refuse taking the building low.
Next, aS regards the remarks from Bird
Member for FrederikSted'S Country Dis.
trict (WilsOn) he would remark that he
could not see how it could possibly be
otherwise than that the local Government
must always and anyhow apply to the
Home Government for authorization to enter
items of an extraordinary nature on our
Budgets; even if it were. otherwise thLn is
unfortunately the case, even ifthe Colonial
Treasury had ample means of its Own and
owed nobOdy-still, as the budgets are to
be submitted to the Council and afterwards
to be sanctioned by the Home Government
it is requisite and if not exactly prescrib-
ed by law still it is SO, By, ordinary business
course in, official matters, that the local (,
Government must know beforehand how
they at home will look upon, = measure to
hA adODted here and carried ont after Oro.