, 1892-06-15

in order to meet tile necessary amount Of
Csrtwork viz 513 carloads in 100 working
days 6 to I mules and s oxen or 3 per cent
daily Of the available working stock force in
Yves End Quarter will be required; the
whole cash amount which this quarter would
then have to pay would be $50 or SG0-pro-
vded the quarter will deliver the cartwork in
kind. In the same manner for North Side
Quarter. 1t is true that this Quarter has
been badly treated by the rains, and the
amount estimated as contribution from the
quarter toward the repairs Of the road is S995
besides 500. 10 for temporary repairs, making
in all about SllO0; still the half Of that can
be done by carting, there are 351 working
days for carts a Sl.5Q per day entered in the
estimate there are SO Mules and III Oxen IN
the Quarter, to provide 35l cartdays, would
require in 100 working days I Mules and
5-6 Oxen daily, which amount to 5 per
cent daily ofthe working stock force. Taking
all into consideration, it viii be seen that
the expense IS very nearly the same aswhat
the Road Commission recommended that the
Quarters should contribute. The Govern
ment has worked as much as possible upon
the recommendation Of the Road Commits
sion now after the matter is brought before
the Council, it appears that West End Quarter
wants more but that would be asking TOO
much and he would beg to recommend that
the work be done as soon as possible, II the
roads are to be repaired at all.
The Speaker. 1t would seem as q mystery
how hls Exoellency arrives at the S50or 900 as
the real actual cash outlay for West End Quar-
ter. The whole amount for the Quarter is
S1,720 of which S1,0 0 for the Pond Bridge
Work, and the subvention is $3.50, the total
amount for carting is S768; and according to
His Excsllency S716or 708 Of this could be per-
formed in carting from the estates themselves,
but then the difference between this figure and
the amount falling on the Estates after the
subvention, namely 5000, would be 1882 and
not $50, and to that must come the portion OF
the e337.88 for temporary repairs. So he
could not understand it. AS regards the re-
mark about the plan being in accordance
with what was understood with tho Road Com
mission, it would seem to him that proposal
Of the Pond Bridge Work is not as the Com
mission would have it. Furthermore, when
the work is to be done, for instance at Hog
ensborg it would be rather impraoticRble for
jolly Hill and Oxford to do carting work, the
state Of the stock, and even the numbers as
they are stated to be in West End and North
side, would be insufficient to allow Of cartiag
work to that extent;-and estates particularly
in Northside Quarter can really not afford to
pay the sums which will be requisite, OF course
labourers must be paid, and the wear and tear
on stock and carts represents a capital too.
he would recommend a Committee now.
The Gorernor said he considered it his duty
to fight hard to get the money granted to-day,
otherwise the roads might not be repaired.
The Speaker had mentioned the piece Of road
from the Fort, which matter had been spoken
of in the last meeting If the Road Commission;
of course, it is not always possible to act upon
the suggestion Of individual members The
honorable member knows that Government
has laid b fore the Commission proofs that the
said piece of road is q public road and had up
to 1853 been assessed upon the quarter, IN that
year an arrangement was made between the
Government and the chief Road Inspector &C
cording to which until further the Police in
Fredegikstsd had to keep in order the said
piece of road from the side road Of Estate Big
LaGrange to Frederiksted against the estatesde-
livering a certain number OF carriage days year
" this lasted soms time, until the Police got
tired Of sending round TO the estates for the
carts, and III that way it is to be explained how
it is that estates have for sometime not repaired
that piece Of road. The documents showing
this were produced to the Road Commission,
and the matter had been readily undorstooa.
The Governments position in regard to this
work is quite clear and final Government
cannot go further. 1t will DO seen there is an
amount offs ,0O0for this roa of which S21366