, 1891-07-25

one Clerk, thus e~fecting a future saving of
$1,000.
D. /. Officers belonging to the administration
The Colonial Council considers a salary of
$1,000 p. a., a sufficient remuneration for the
combined offices of Bookkeeper and Treasurer,
especially so when it is considered that no
special qualifications are required for filing
this Office. Hereby will be saved an amount
Of $1,000 on salaries to the Bookkeeper and
Treasurer as warranted by existing Ordinances
or a saving on the amounts proposed at present
to be used of $500.
In reference to the Building Inspectors
salary and Travelling expenses posted under
this item, the Council would recommend the
abolition of the post of Building Inspector,
fully endorsing the opinion previous y cx-
pressed chiefly in the discussion on the Budget
for 1871-72 in the Report dated April 1872,
namely, that the public buildings could be
kept in better order, at a lesser expense. if the
system followed by the Burgher Council
were again introduced, that certain Members
of the Council were invested with authority
to have the necessary repairs done at once
after having consulted with those officials
who had the use of the Buildings, and
the Council must again here repeat the
recommendations so often made in the Council,
that, as formerly, all public work be put up for
l%icitation, as the Council considers the prin-
cipal at present followed to be unsatisfactory,
in consequence of the work being executed by
the Inspector.
When the post of Inspector of Buildings be
abolished, a saving of S692 can be effected.
The post as surveyor, which now is combined
with that Of Building Inspector, the Council
considers could be filled by a competent man
in consideration of the fees a~ocruing from the
office, and which in the opinion Of the Coun-
Gil, are not | SIS than S500-S600 D.. a.
D. 2. d 4. j. Judiciary and Police Depart
ment and Military Department.
The Council proposes an entire reorganis-
alton of these departments on the principle
proposed in the hereunto annexed Draft of
Ordinance abolishing the Military and Police
Forces in St Croix and in lieu thereof estab-
fishing a Constabulary force in said Island.
which Draft some years ago was introduced in
the Colonial Council, but owing to the Govern
ment disputIng the competency of the Council
to pass Ordinances relating to the adjustment
Of the Military was not discussed.
The Council considers that the reOrgan-
isation in conformity with these principles
would be effected without any danger of less
ening the security for the maintenance of good
order and safety of property, at an annu-
al cost of about $4,000; and as the
Military Expenses on
Item D. .,".~.~... $21, 345.75
do. do. Money
Bill H.. .,,.,.,. 28,888.OO
the expenses for the
Police Department, on
Money Bill Y. So. 11,114.OO
--$ 61, Bats
would thereby be saved, the Council con
siders that a total net saving on these Items
of about SIS, 900 could be effected.
d. 4. The Custom House Department.
The Council in conformity with former
proposals from Committees appointed by the
Council, must express as it's opinion, that one
Inspector of Customs for the whole Island is
quite sufficient for the e~ffectual performance of
the duties devolving on the Inspectors, which
of course are of less responsibility than
former years when our imports and exports
were far in excess of what they now have de-
creased to; and the Council therefore now
recommends the adjustment of the Office Of
one Inspector of Customs. The Council
also seeing the difficulty which the Inspectors
supervision and consequent visits to the Gus
tom houses of the different towns would create
in regard to the collection of duties and other
fees would suggest that the Brokers in Chris