, 1889-11-20

Station, was 1.61, and for the week ending
9rd Novr. 1852, viz, Central Station AT;
Dis. B. 1926 G. 1913; D. 4'39 E. so; F.
LA; Holetewn 1.78.
The Legislature is once more in Session.
On Tuesday, 29th October, the Session of
1889-'9O was formally inaugurated by His
Excellency Major-General Sir Charles
Pearson, who is still administering the
Government. AS was anticipated, the
Acting Governor did not attempt to for.
mulate any programme of work for the
consideration of the Legislature, or to ex-
press any opinion upon public affairs. He
wisely reserved that task for his successor,
Sir Walter Sendall, who is expected to
arrive in Barbados on the 25th of the
present month. His Excellency, however,
briefly referred to the want of additional
accommodation at the Lazaretto, and hint
ell at the desirabillty OF q careful cOnsi-
deration being given, at an early date, to
the whole question of the treatment of
lepers. He also stated that a bill would
be introduced early in the Session to
amend the Registration of Births Act so
as to bring the working of the Ecclesias-
teal and the Civil Law into harmony
and, referring with satisfaction to the
prosperous condition of the finances of the
C%OlOny--it being anticipated that the
balance III the Treasury ut the 31st of
December ensuing will be about SAT ,000,-
he announced that 1t is the intention of
the Executive Committee to recommend
that 10000 of "this balance shall be-
'deyoted to the preliminary expenses of
'the Harbour Extension, and to the pay
."ment of interest on the Harbour loan
"nr the first two years and that $4,000
~'Shall b9 apportiO ed to tho cost of
"6uilding the Lunatic Asylum The
most important part Of the Speech was
the following paragraph relating to the
REMOVAL OF THE TROOPS.
81 now come to a subject in which, az a
Military man, | am much Interested, viz
the defence Of the Colony in the time Of
War. You are no doubt aware that the
Imperial Government has determined to
concentrate the troops at Jamaica and st.
Lucia. This will probably he effected
within the next two or three years, after
which Barbad 3 will have TO depend on
her own resources in time OF danger. A
carefully prepared scheme, which has been
submitted to and approved by the lmpe-
rial Defence Committee, will, lin due
course, he laid before you for your cnnsi.
deration. 1t should be distinctly under
stood tthat the Government do not fear
internal di2turbnncesI ON the with
drawal of the Troops, and the scheme to
be laid befo1e you relates solely to the
steps to be taken AZ a precaution against
foreign aggression"
Az Home readers are probably aware,
TunouTB had been in circulation here for
a long time that the Troops were to be
removed from Barbados and concentrated
at jamaica and St. Lucia bat no 8uthO.
ritive statement on the matter had ever
been made. The thanks of the public
are therefore due to Sir Charles Pearson
for having furnished them with precise
information. 1t is by no means Of a pleas
ing nature but, as has been we'll said,
'the greatest evil man "an know bears no
proportion to this dread suspense 1t is
computed that from $4,000 to E60,000 q
year is spent in the island owing to the
presence of the Troops; and the with
drawal of that amount from circulation
cannot but tend to affect us injuriously.
On that ground, alone, therefore, their
removal is to regretted. AS will be seen,
Sir Charles Pearson tells us that on the
removal of the Troops we will have to
depend upon our W resources, i'll time
of danger, and that a carefully prepared
scheme of defence will be submitted to the
Legislature in due course. What the
precise nature of that scheme is, we have
no means of ascertaining; but, judging
from the fact that within the past few
months the police authorities have been
busy formulating a scheme for a Volunteer
N0nV1c urnA have 80 I1,xIk that Tho fOruNa-