, 1889-03-23

COUNCIL ana 10 pIanferS Ueg 10 state ChaC
it is rather strong of His ExceIlency to say
that the planters nave changed their
vie wS in the space of fine that has elaps.
d Since the matter was on first if His
ExceElency looks INTO things as they are
really, he will find amt see that planters
have not changed their views in point of
fact but when planters can not accept
what Is now offered it is because there ia q
change, and a great change, between what
theyvpropOsed and sought, and what is now
offered nOtO, the measure is haimpered with
serious -restFicti0ns'in the form of Commits.
sion etc planters are afraid Of having to
do with too many people planters fear to
have a cumbersome way to travel and too
much publication before an immigrant can
be got, under the proposed organisation.
But planters have not changed their views
that Immigration on q larger scale is neces.
sary, and that it is but reasonable that the
mems accumulated through their payment
SHOULD be used towards tina eud; but just
this very consideration leads to their being
disincliDed to accept the application Of the
means which they have contributed, when
accompanied by SUCH serious restrictions.
With regard to the remarks from 4th Mem.
Der tor ChFistiahstel's Country District
(RaphaeD he would observe, that when for
instance the Eastern part OF the labOuring
district. gets sufficient labourers, then of
course the centre of the Island must get
too. He would say again, that it must
not be construed as though planters change
like weathercOcks in their views; it is
simply this that now a planter has
but to make an agreement with an Agent
tor 1915 immigrants; when they come
they are employed at the PoliceOfice at
the rate OF 20 cts. pay pr. day; this would
seem to be u sufficient guarantee in itself;
this Is a simple mode and when the
Police Master Certi1eS the account fer RuCh
portion of the expenses az are to be refund.
ell by the immigration" Fund, the matter
ends with the payment Of that amount.
The new system is too tediOnS and tending
to no good, therefore planters are disiR.
Clined TO accept it. j..
lat Member for Frederiksted's Country
District INC. Donatd) could endorse the
views expressed by the last Speaker, and
in reference to the real nature and charac-
ter Of the tm~migraIioG Fund, he would beg.
to refer to a proposal which His ExceIlency
some 2 or 3 years ago submitted to the
Agricultural association. viz: of using'the
mednSOfthe' immigration fund for the pnr.
pOSeQfdOingaway with the Export Duty here
for ! or, two years. Planters are very de.
CllpuS ~ EtlUIHR ali Increased IHDOuF IOFco
by means. Of immigrants, Hlill, they are not
agreeable 10 the preSt mt proposal, because
the use of the immigration Fund, which was
raised aud established essentially by plan.
tiers, for a special purpose, wOuldbe entirely
too mnCh hampered and unnecessarily re.
Stricted. The Majority of this Council
feel actually afraid of entertaining the pro.
posal in this Draft, because it lis put in
connection with a clause that the Minister
is to exercise his. C control with what never
hitherto was subject to his control. Then
again, il is thought, that If the means OF
the: Fund be- invested as proposed, abroad,
it could be II question whether they could be
brought back for the purposes intended,
when SO invested abroad permanently.
The Governor: ~.With@regard. to the re.
marks from 2nd Member for Frederiksted's
Country District (Hfwitt) abOut*the Immi.
grafton Fund being q private fnnd, he, the
Governor, would object to 1t; the Immi.
grafton Fund is no private fund, but q public
fund intended for particular purpose; q
proof OF which Is that it is administered
amber the Colonial Treasury by public All
thoritieS and is subject 10 pubIic'contrOl -
hence, the honorable Member is mistaken.
The honorable 4th Member for Frederik.
steds Country District INC. Donald) had
reminded him of q proposal which he had
previously mentioned of using the accumu.
lated means of the Immigration Fund to
remove the Export Duly for a single year;