, 1889-07-31

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District (HewittJ had considered it danger
ousIto invest the immigration Funds means
as proposed in the Draft. he (the Governor)
believed that that opinion as we'll as GER
tain others from the same honorable Mem
Der are based on misunderstanding. The
reason why it is proposed to invest the
100000 in Denmark, is because Govern
ment State Bonds cannot be had here, and
the bonds are easy to realize. That can be
lone any time by the Minister, and this
would not prevent the money from being
raised the same moment as it is required,
as the honorable 1st Member for Christian
sted (Creagh) will be able to corroborate
3rd Member for Christiansted's Country
District (HeUjt9 sail His Excellency's re-
mark about his (HewitD having used the
wore dangerous about the way the
investment is proposed, proceeds from a
misunderstanding on the part of His Ex-
c~ellency. He (Hewitt) had not nsed that
term, which in this connection would i'm
ply a method that was risky or exposed to
losses 1.-THE Governor: yes, dangerous
in so far as it would not be ready when
wanted H., but he had at an early stage
said that the proposed investment would
be announcement to the fund and ~disadVan-
tageouS to the community. The view he
held was, that as the increase OF laOOur
force is urgently and unavOidaOly necessa-
~, and as we cannot get or expect to get
from the neighbOuring Islands what we
need, it has become necessary to seek them
elsewhere, in the EaStindleS or China, aud
we must therefore have funds at disposal.
The English Government helps their plan
tiers to get the supply they want; planters
here can not of them elves compete, why.
then should Denmark think it necessary to
withhold means collected for immigration
purposes, when they want immigrants from
such plaCesP
4th Member for Frederiksted'S Country
District IMcDOnaldl AS far as he has as
certained, it is so that immigration now
ia a vital question to this Island and it's
Agriculture; hence planters think that
no investment would be more desirable
or recommendable than hat Of using the
saved up means for supplying the present
pressing needs Of the Island by importing
a suitable staff of labourerS.
Bird Member for Christiansted (StGkemGnn)
enQuired, if he had understood His Excel
lency rightly, that the money is not III the
Island, and could not be used in Immigra-
ton, but that if we got Government bonds,
we could easily realize them whenever
needed; bnt he (Stakemann believed that
there would not be a single voice in favour
of such an investment, as no one can see
why the money should be removed out of
the Island, moreover as it is considered
urgent to have means to procure IL larger
importation of labOurers row.; and if
planters find that the time has come
for using that money, it would be a
serious thing for any Of US to oppose it,
as thereby we would entail great RESPONSE.
biIity in case the Island gets a large crop,
and the labour force bel inadequate to
reap it,. The belief that we need more la.
bOurers is general throughout the Island,
it is not here alone.
The GOuernOr in reply to the honorable
3rd Member for ChriStianSted (StakemAnn)
would beg to state that the amount in
question. belonging to the immigration
fund, is in the Colonial Treasury it lies
there, bearing no interest. The rules for
the administration of public money do not
allow of their being invested, except as
proposed i'll the Draft.
3rd Member for Frederiksted'S Country
District (Hecitt said, as long as the Go
vernment will not give up the conditions
attached to the Draft, it would be useless
to spend further time to discuss this mat
ter, but he would ask the honorable CHAIR
malI, to let it go to the vote now. On this
occasion he should think it was fitting Of
the Council, in accordance with the Ordi-
nance of 18th October 1862, to nominate 2
Members for the Committee on Immigration.
All M.,oLor Gov E.nIor;Hotolf No,nfru