, 1892-04-30

his being Member of the Hospital Commission
noticed that meetings Of same had been kept on
days when it was generally known that he
would be away in West End on business. OF
course we cannot neglect our business; but the
Chairman might in fixing tbs m lettings take
some consideration for the other Members.
Hospital Commission: after a now tied cleo.
ton for Christiansted, Lunny with 8 of Is
votes.
For Frederiksted Benz amin with 5 OF Is
votes.
The Council then discussed some matters
within closed doors.
On the doors being reopened:
The Chairman bsggel on behalf Of the Conn
Gil to hank the last retire | Chairman for the
time be has acted as the CDulcil's Chairman
aud for the slavity he had shown towards the
Members as we'll as the kind less and trouble
he had hal in furthsring thu N ,tter Just clos.
ed, and which the Cornell h,ga y appreciated.
1st Crown Member (Qmn) th mixed for the
kind expressions of appreciation Of his work, in
which he had had very kind AMI good assist
ance.
1st Member for Christiansted (Creagh)
sought and obtained the word, and said that
he would beg to make a few remarks. Of which
he hoped that His Excellency, although the
matter is not on he Order Of Day for this
ing, would with accustomed kindness take no.
tice. a matter had recently come to his notice
which he would bring for ward in the Council.
For years it has been tho practice for retailing
shopsto be kept open for sales on Sundays mp to
9 o'clock IN the morning and from 3 O'Clock in
the afternoon to C. losing t me h3 is informed
that this is even now the case IN West End;
but some Sun lays AZ, q 20 ice nm vent round
to the Shopkeepers her. IN Christ alstAd to
notify to them shat they shout not open their
shops before 4o'o.ock, This vas IN itself ar
bitrary enough; bat Oh SATURDAY before last
Policemen informed the Sh)p6eepers that on
Sunday they should MT opel 1t al. Now
this is hardin only on the Sh opkeepers who
have paid for their licenses under the expec'a-
ton Of their having the Sunday sales too, but
also towards the poorer classes who have to
make their little purchases on that day, os-
p|ecially is it hard on country labourers, who
have left their homes perhaps at a great dis
lance and at al early hour. to come to Church
and Sunday School, and who will hereafter not
be allowed to buy even a loaf before leaving
town. This has been done without any pla-
card but by an arbitrary measure through the
Police. He would beg His Exeellsncy, if he
knows Of the matter, to express his vipws if
not, he would ask His Excellenoy kindly to
enquire into the matter an favour the Coun-
oil with calculations.
The Governor: sail he regretted that he
had no information # the matter Which the
honourabls Member (Cr21Sh) had now
brought up but he would at once say, that
there could be no question Of an arbitrary
measure or demand IVY the P~o.ice; tho Off
Gals have to obey the i,wV, On tesv can not
in such cases % beyotd Il law, t1t he shouli
suppose that VIII tteyet maa lres n%d bsep
taken in the |irectol co npla ted Of was
within the limit Of the law, He would, how
ever, make enquiry in tee matter. lie added
that 3 o'clock to open Shops on Sundays is
rather an unsuitab hour in christian coun-
try in Denmark he had from his childhood
been accustom d to see 1 O'Clock P m. as tho
hour for the shops 0 be opaae! on Sundays,
The Chairman woal Take tn s oPpoTt1nl y
to ask His Excellency if it w9re not possible
to provide what in DENMARK i Enovn IS
"Politivedte5t er, . IA ney 6Hel telas DEFER
ing what are the duties OF tae Ponce, 50 That
the Public can from them So what the Police
can do. or not do. Now 10 one knows any
thing positive in that respect, y Il at We
see very old Placards or other E~nactmsnts
from perhaps the year Sixteen Il inbred and
odd being produced on some given occasion I'D
support of a ching which all along bad been
considered as being quite othe' vie organised.
MANY of those old Regulations which have
never been prin ed and are unknown to the
. I.-z o.o a~4 Ont of .sI1afOn0 until