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what sort of disinfecting oven is to be pro-
cured then, a suitable locality must be point
ed out it cannot be in the town, nor on the
open field all this, besides other points, must
be consid cred and can only be considered by
the local sanitary Authorities. AS regards
the reasons advanced by the honorable pro-
FOUNDER, he must say, that he could not
admit that it is a good reason, that because
there is a Disinfecting Oven in Christiansted,
80 also SHOULD there be one in Frederiksted
that must certainly depend upon the wants
of Frederiksted. Then again, as regards the
remarks about the mode of procedure fol-
lowed by the Customhouse Official who now
superintends the disinfecting of mails arriving
at Frederiksted, he did not understand the
honorable Member quite well but certainly
the person attending to that duty has moth
ing to do with the method. But he would
repeat, if the matter Of a Disinfecting Oven
in FIederiksted be brought forward by the
proper local Authorities, the Government
will take it under consideration the propo-
sal must be based on good reasons. There are
different kinds of ovens it must be decided
which ia the best then, we have to consider
the expense perhaps q small oven might
answer.
End Member for Frederiksted (Bro0n)
would, in reference to the arguments advanc-
ed by His Excellency beg to say that when hs
Trad spoken of the mode of procedure fol-
lowed now by the Collector of Customs in
Frederikstsd when disinfscting mails, he had
meant simply to show up that the mode is 80
primitive, so simple in itself, that it cannot
bat be a ridioulo it is a simple box, wherein
the letters are placed to be fumigatsd and
he had expressly added that the gentleman in
question had no fault in that. Next again,
it seems that the same necessity which led
to the building of a disinfeoting Oven In
Christiansted must apply also in Frederiksted,
it not more, as we have more direct cOmmu-
~nioatiOn to and from the outer world than
Christiansted has and at the time the Oven
in Christiansted was made, there was no
Sanitary Commission in existence there from
whom the plan could have originated. Now,
if it be necessary for the one place, it should
be equally rs much for tho other, whether
the oven is for mails alone or also for clothing
and the like. 1t might be SO, that the Com
missions mentioned by His Excellency must
have a say too in the matter, but he always
thought that Government was superior of
the whole and had the overlooking Of the
whole Of our administrative organisation, and
that the Government, i'll q matter concerning
the interests and welfare of the Community,
hal the initiative and could take the initia-
tive. But if that is the manner, in which a
matter Of the nature he had submitted, is to
be dealt with, he was so far happy for as it
happens that he is a Member of the Sanitary
Commission, he can bring in the matter there
and try to have it furthered in the way
mentioned by His Excellency. Whsther
the oven is to be large or small, is a matter
to be decided later, but he wanted to have it
>hown that there is q necessity for a disinfect-
ing Oven in West End.
The Gorsrnor would Beg to remark that
lho idea in establishing. the Disinfecting
Oven in. Christiansted was that Of gaining
experience as to how far a modern appara-
tus Of that kind could be attended to and
would be useful in our climate and
under existing circumstance in St. Croix.
During the last 10 years constantly new. and
improved Disiafecang'Oven have come into
use Everywhere; and il. was but natural that
when we were to gain experience here, then
the Oven should be where the largest Hos
pital is, here in Christiansted.
2nd Member for Frederiksted's Country
District (BlcckWood) said, that as we have
entered upon a discussion of disinfecting
measures, he would beg to add a few remarks
to what has already been stated, and he
would then at once say, that if anywhere on
the Island a disinfecting Oven is needed, it
is in West End; the place is, if not in con-
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