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commodate them here, or else they leave
again (: this is the reason why we have had
TO promise return passages and pay higher
bounty to the 1l6 immiGt ans that nave OF
late arrived here. Many parties would
have been assisted towards that end, II the
Draft had been adopted last year. rms
Draft now before the Council has been III.
troduced by the Government after long
consideration and afterthe favourable OPP
p0rtunity, when immigrants were more
plentiful and cheaper, has passed oy'
This D. aft differs materially from the ORR
ginal Draft, and he thought the English
in this Draft not quite clear. IL Is SCa'
ted "for O period of 3 years......th ex-
pepses incurred IN the introduction IN
to St. Croiy of the labourers treated OF
in fhe Ordinance 18th February 1913
shall be defrayed from the immigration
fnnd........ if this paragraph had stop
ned there, it would have been so tar so
right: but then comes: "without the per-
son who takes such II labOurer into his
service for the first or second year after
the introduction having to repay to the sad
Fund that portion Of the aforesaid expen-
ses which is fixed by S l OF the Ordinance"
This will give rise to controversy, as 1t Is
not plain what is meant, all the more as
later on it is said that the planter who en-
teIS' IniO u COUtl y VII "H AhHA
should pay at least a part Of the immigra-
ton expenses. The one sentence seems
to say, nothing shall he paid by the lndI.
vidnal, the other implies that something
shall be paid. The next objection is to
No. 2 of l s, wheTr it is said the consent OF
The Minister of Finances is requisite for
the application of the Immigratlontund
during the 3 years and Afterwards; here
tlhe Minister is brought on the board
again; this is all the more Objectionable,
As the immigration fund is Il private fund,
land as il is now no such consent Is necrS-
nary, and is there rny limit for u7lIE me
fund now9 Thcn again, 1t might D." that
facilities might offer themselves without
previous motto. for the community to get
cheap and good supply Of imm grants;
or circumstances might occur rendering lt
imperatively necessary without delay t"
set,k s4lch an immediate supply OF idb0nr;
bat with the Minister rs head of tn" fund,
we. mus; first have his consent first We
must go to The Commission, then TO the
Government; if the thing meets the
views Of all of these, then we have to pro.
coed further to C0penhagt II, and the MIN
lister may after all say No; all this time,
no one is going to wait on us for an an
Swer; we will get nothing; the chances
will be lost and still it is our own private
IunuS, Win WHICH we nave HItu6't " L"
c0ntr0l, that is to say the Council and Gov
trnment. he strongly objected to this
new fetter. He would therefore later on
today recommend either that the private
Draft ON this matter he brought on for Bird
discussion now, or that this Draft now
before the Council be thrown ont. thus let.
ting matters remain rs they are now. The
reason why the change WAS asked for,ls be-
canSe under the pressure of the times
many a planter Wishing immigrants to
enable him to work his land rem unera.
lively. cannot affJrl even tn It amount
which hitherto was required for importing
immigrants, and many are still less so
now, when the expenses are higher and
are on the increase. This Daft cannot
fhe considered as favourable to planters on
account OF he heavy restrictions laid on
the supposed boon. Money will be found
readily for other purposes and expended
freely without restrictions; but here be.
-eause planters desire TO make use OF a
fund which they have accumulated, tn u
way and for a purpose to benefit them ami
through them the whole Community, we
area tol@ wey must be under control of q
Commission, besides the Government and
the Minister in Copenhagen. Aud how is
that Commission framed 7 OF course plan
tiers lntlle minority TOO; for, the Council
eleetS2 Members, the Government three, ln-
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