, 1891-05-30
d. 6. The Post Department.

~. 0. Inc 1OSt department.
Whereas the Committee has proposed the
abolition Of the one office of Inspector of Gus
toms, it will be necessary to make arrange
ments for conducting the Post Department,
which the one Inspector could not be expected
to supervise, and tits therefore recommended
that the Brokers in the two towns be charged
with the duties of postmaster in the respective
towns. as a compensation for which it is pro-
posed to allow them each a salary If $500 p. q.
wherein is included clerk hire this is consid-
cred a sufficient remuneration when also the
increased income derived from the compulsory
use Of the broker is taken into consideration.
Ofcourse they will have to furnish the requi-
site security as now done by the Inspectors.
Your committee is of opinion thatthe changes
in the arrival of the European Mail will cur
tail the expense for hire of extra mail and
considers therefore S400 sufficient for defray.
ing expenses sub Money Bill VIII, No. s, thus
saving 500.
Owing to the proposed change in the Office
Of postmaster and the proposed pay of $500 to
each of the Brokers, the Committee considers
that the amount posted for an Assistant, $500,
on Money Bill VIII, No. 2, can be saved.
Thus showing an increased expense on the
Postal Department of $500.
DIS. The Militia d Fire Department.
Inc OOullllutc6 uOeS not See INC Necessity u
paying fremen, since the drafting of fremen in
accordance with the ordinance 18th March 1865
and Publication 25th September 1868 is now
being enforced and must therefore recon-
mend that the amount posted for the said pur.
pose on Money Bill, XNo. 8, be saved with
$500.
d. 9. The Road Department, Streets DC,
The committee considers the amount posted
on Money Bill XI for repairs of Strets etc. in
Christiansted too high and recommends same
reduced to $500, thus effecting a saving of
$500.
u. 10 The Department Of Public instruction.
In consideration Of the present system not
having proved satisfactory to the Public and
that no Improvement or increased benefit
having in the opinion Of the Committee been
derived from the arrangement made by Royal
Ol6in;nce Ct Sid August 1872, whereby an
Inspector at a large salary was appointed,
the Committee considers itself justified in re-
commencing the abolition of the office of School
Inspector, recommending that the duties of
said Inspector be performed by the respective
Lutheran Clergyman in each jurisdiction, in
q similar manner as was done in former time
by the Moravian ministers, which system the
Committee considers better adapted to the
interests Of this Community, and is of the
OPINION lQ0L Il remuneration Oh SZUU 10 10
granted in Money Bill XII to each of the
two clergymen would be a fair compensation
for their services By this arrangement
would be effected a saving of Sl400,
Whereas in the opinion of the Committee
the Messengers sent about the Country are
useless, seeing that they are irresponsible
persons invested with no authority, who only
create dissatisfaction on the Estates among
the lah0urerS besides which their repOrts
must be considered very unreliable, the Com
mittee considers it right to recommend the
discontinuance of these Messengers, and
leaving it to the Police, on receiving from
the School Inspector, or eventually the
Clergyman, the list of absent school children,
to summon their respective parents, or
guardians. In consequence hereof a saving
of the amounts posted on the Money Bill XII,
No l of 1915 would be effected.
The Committee cannot advise to grant the
additional amount of $40 for Office expenses
on same item Of the Money Bill, as the
amount hitherto granted is considered am.
pie.
The total net saving will hereafter be
S2,046 on the School Department.
D11. The Sanitary Department.
The Committee considers a driver at the
Asylum for lepers superfuous aud would
suggest that one Of the most active and re-
liable of the lepers be charged with the duties