, 1889-03-20

DalQ OUT rom Cn6 Immigration EunQ Tor the
introduction of adult and of non adult labour.
ers, but that nothing should be paid for
children under IL years, and that it should
be given over to a Commission, say of 5
members, of whom two should be elected by
the Colonial Council, and the rest, includings
the Chairman, by the Government, partly to
control that the person bringing in immi.
grants shall not, within the fixed maxima;
demand a compensation greater than his
actual expenses, and partly to determine
how the just claim of the individual tax.pay.
ers to be considered in the distribution of the
introduced immigrants ought to he satisfied,
with reservation, of course, of the rights of
the Individual labourer in that regard. /.
The Governor introduced the Draft.
Tn accordance with the discussions which
took place in the Colonial Council last
year this Draft Of Ordinance is introduced
in the Council. 1t will be remembered
that the principal proposal for a change III
the existing Ordinance on immigration
which was contained i'll the private Draft
brought before the Council last year was
to the effect, that the Immigration fund
should for a period of one year defray all
the expenses for the introduction of la
bourerS into the Island, and that the par.
ty Introducing them should not pay the
one third of the expenses, as hitherto done
That proposal, although the Government
objected to it, was furthered and sent into
a Committee; and this latter asked for the
same change, but with this addition, that
the measure should not be confined to amy
space of time but should apply To all I
ture, subject only to his restriction that
the amount of expenses from the lmnigra'
tiOntund for that purpose were TO De Kept
within the limits fixed bN the Superior
Authority after deliberatiOn with the
Colonial Council. To this proposal tho
Government again male grave Objections.
in which respect lie would beg to refer To
the printed Report of the Councils pro
crrdings. After those objections and ia
view of which it would appear that thero
were no good reasons TO proceed further
with he matter, he next advised that the
Draft should be postponed so thar It.
could be seen whether all the planters
wished the change. Afterwards he had
received Such information that went |"
shew that all the planters desired TO have
the change, and therefore he p OnIlSed I"
lay the matter before the Home Govern
mpnt, and although the Home Government
and he himself still entertained greet
doubts whether it was advisable 10 meet
the wishes Of the planters, still in view 0t
the fact that the tax is paid 10y planters,
it was found not right in This respect 10 oI
pose their wishes. Hence this Draft waS
framed aS it is it meets the wishes express
ed, but ONLY for u term of 3 years; after
that time the enactments of the Ordinance
of 1873 shall again come into force, unless
some other rules have previously been given
by Ordinance. This Draft is trAnrd 40 rs
is acceptable by the Administration, aud
the matter could not be otherwise reguiSC-
ed. 1t will be observed that the subSi'
dv from the Colonial Treasury towards the.
Immigration Fund is to cets'. He
would now leave the matter TO the Coun'
Gil.
2nd Member for FrederikSted'S Country =.
District (Hepit9 said with regard TO
the Draft of Ordinance introduced last
wear By the 3rd Member for ClriStianstetPS
Country District (Lervy), If lt had hren
adopted rs il was introduced or as l6. Was
ametnlel by the Committee, the lslAnd,.
which ut present looks III a pretty prosper
Gus tate, would have been greatly benehC.
ed by that measure, for we would nave
had a good crop now and prospects ora
still better one VT all know that especial"
IL in the centre of the Island it is very
difficult to get labourerS. That Opp0rtuni-.
tv has been lost through the strong Oppo'
sition made by the Government to tue
Draft last year; for it is not always easy
TO get immigrants, and i'll Il letter he had
but very recently received fr0lQ an Agent
in one Of the foreign Islands. the writer
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