, 1889-07-31

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l was put TO the vote, and rejected unani.
mously with 10 votes, no one voted for it !;
one Member not voting.
2 was not put to the vote, in consequence
of the result OF the vote in on 5 L.
The whole Draft was thereby rejected.
The Governor: The fate of the Draft
just rejected is such, that when remem-
boring the history of the Draft, the Colo.
NAL Council must not be surprised when
it finds in future the Government far
more careful how they enter upon wishes
expressed by the Council. He had from
the first warned the Council against the
proposal; he Council had insisted, and
after considerable difficulty he had obtained
consent to the furtherance of the matter as
was proposed in Governments Draft. The
way in which the Draft has been dealt with
by the Council is not business like or
such as the reality of the case should have
merited.-
Bird Member for Frederiksted's Country
District (HeWitH would beg to say, when
the original Draft was introduced, immi-
grants were cheap and could be- had if
the proposal had been encouraged we
would have an ample supply we propO-
sed the exemption only for l year the
introduction was, as usual, to be under
the cOntrOI of the Police and the Govern
ment, and surely it would not have been
easily possible for any one to get IahOur-
cTs when he did not want, or more than
he did want. But instead Of Government
assisting the planters, when the want
was so clearly demonstrated, also by the
figures gained from the Governments own
protocols and embodied in the Committees
Rrport,-the Government steps forw trd
after 81 long time waiting, and says the
$4,000 shall be not spent at all, just the
very opposite of the Councils desire then
the Government proposed rules of con.
troll, which are contrary to what W. have
now by law and in which the Council asked
for no change; aud finally the Govern
ment would withdraw the subsidy from
the Colonial Treasury, leaving MS with "A
paltry sum, that would not suffice for the
tiIst requirements. 1t seemed 10 him
therefore that there is all reason for. the
Council to be offended, and n0p the Go.
vernment, because the Council refuses a
Draft against itS desires and wishes.
The Governor would beg 10 explain
that for the hist 40 years the amuunt
used for immigration has not rXcrrdpd
the annual amounts Of the Immgratinn-
tax, otherwise the lmmigTatiOufumU would
not rave accumulated the amount ii has
on hand.
lSt Member for ChriStianSDed (Creagh)
The amounts used and the increase Of
IabOur attained thereby during the yrars
of which His ExcelIeucy made mrmtiOp.
nave not been as adequate IN was required
or rs they might have Dcen therefore wr
see large tracts Of Estates lying waste,
which could have been cuttiE Itpd r-mu-
nerativeiy for all parties. The Govern
ment wishes now to invest the S20,0b' III
bonds until the necessity arises TO, EN-
pl0ying them for extensive immigration
purposes; but the necessity has arisen
now immigrants to sup by our constantly
decreasing labOur force, are wanted now,
at no time previous have they been more
wanted.
The Governor said he was aware that
there is a certain want Of labOu rers in the
Island at present; but it is mainly owing
to casual circumstances, partly the I'M
usually rainy weather, and partly the
large crop TO be taken Oft, also the high
sugar prices, which have caused the wish
to extend the cultivation. These circum-
stances may cease Of themselves very soon.
Therefore be did hot think it would be JUS
titiable to expend great amounts for prOvid-
ing labour force under these extraordinary
circumstances We do nor possess plenty
of means, and we must be careful how we
exprnd them. The reason why we nave
hitherto succeeded in getting an adequate
supply every year from the other West
Indian Islands ia hnoauoa wo bauo boJ