, 1889-10-30

Do"EeTS IOr q certain payment per labOur-
er to the Agent.
While the Government has no reason to
DOUBT that the actual Importer, that is the
planter who takes an immigrant into his
service, pays the full stipulated amount to
the Agent here, and which amount may
thus in a sense be said to be the amount of
expense actually betrayed still, on the
other hand, the Government is of tho
opinion, that the repayment of the Z of the
fixed compensation thus agreed on Or. immi
grant has no warrant IN the Ordinance of
18th February 1873 ! l..
that very specified form, in which
the Statements, as noticed above, are franz
ed, speaks also in Governments opinion
Tor the correctness of this view, and as a
consequence Ofthe di~Sparagement between
the reality OF the case and the form of
the statements, there will be noticed this
conspicuous lncOnSiStence, that the item
"C0mmlssiOn" increases in the same pro.
portion as the "bOunty" decreases, and
01ce Uer8G; a peculiarly which can only
be accounted for by it being the object to
red ice the expense for each individual
immigrant to the same sum total, namely,
the fixed amount per head, contracted for
with the Agent here.
Notwithstanding the view thus taken by
the Government, yet the Government has,
with only one individual exception, which
was owing to other considerations, but
always within the maximum limit fixed in
the Colonial Councils Meeting Of 9th
October, 1872, viz $50 and $l8 for respec-
lively a LIST and End class abourer,-nOt re-
fused TO allow the immigration Fund to pay
the usual amount Of Z Of the expenses, so
as not to stop Or put obstacles in the way
OF the pretty extensive immigration taking
place at present but at the same time
the Government considers it advisable
to lay the matter before the Colonial
Council in order to obtain a statement Of
the Councils views in the matter.
AS a stand which the Government be.
forehand would be most inclined to take the
Government would state, that it would
consider II mOst correct, if the expenses
were stated III as specified "a form as posi-.
bic, with vouchers thereto. ItcOuld scarcely
be difficult TO state exactly the amount OF
the "bOunty" and 'passage money" The
Item "GOmmisSion," as at present under
stood, cOmprlzeS too many sub,itemS, viz:
Commission to Agent in the foreign port,
expenses betrayed at the foreign port ia
the time between the making of the con
tract and the departure Of the immigrant
to this place, and finally the gains made by
the Agent here. The two first named sub
items, may equally as we'll as the items
Bounty" and PASSAGE, be given with
the exact amounts, and as regards the
Agent here, the Governments opinion
is this, that the most recommendable
method would be that a maximum be fixed
by agreement between the Council and the
Government.
The statements OF the expenses under
the detailed items ought, moreover, in the
Governments opinion, as far as possible to
be accompanied with the receipts from the
respective parties.
G. II. ARENDRUP
Limpricht.
The Colonial Council of st CrOix.
The letter had beou printed and dis.
tributed.
1t was decided to subject the matter to
Que discussion.
AT the request of the Governor the mat.
ter was discussed within closed doors.
After a lengthy discussion it was decided
with 8 votes (none voting against i@ to
close the matter.
The Order of Day was Herewith exhaust.
Ell and the meeting closed at $40.
u The $. $. SidOnian is expected at