, 1893-06-24

domicile should be onboard should he live
ashore it should be at his own expense. lie
should have full control over the movements
Of the ship and the place where it should re-
main, but be entirely without responsibility III
regard to ship and crew, which should rest
with the commander in chief of the vessel.
During troublous times, when the Military
force might be required, he should be entitled
to 90 ashore and assume the chief command
of the military and police. His relations to
the Municipal Councils, which ought to be OF
most limited nature-wsuld have to be fur"
Their decided on.
The expenses which the State thus would
incur would be of benefit to The navy as a
training for it's staff, while hitherto these large
sums nave been uselessly thrown away on
the Military, which is of doubtful value.
But even this maritime expense to the
State might be saved when the Colonial
TreasuI les gradually have improved, after the
establishment of the reforms here pointed out
and when these have obtained stability and es.
pecialIy when a Colonial police is established
whereby a standing maritime military force
might be avoided.
In regard to the Judiciary Department, the
expenses Of ST.. Croix are for the Upper Court
$4,000 end besides for the Judiciary and
Police Departments $4,000, those of st.
Thomas respectively SO, 100 and $4,000 in all
S6O,4OO or about $40, 900 Kroners annually.
Bv abolishing the Military force the local
police might have to be somewhat increased
but on the other hand savings IN these for 2
small municipalities extremely high expense
could be made in other ways.
While the isolated situation of the island
formerly perhaps necessitated a special Upper
Court for these small islands, such an instltu-
ton might i'm our days be considered super
Auous. In less than 5 weeks correspondence
can now be carried on to and fro between the
islands and Copenhagen. The islands have
hitherto had the Supreme Court jointly with
the Mother Country and in future their
Upper Court might also be in Copenhagen,
provided appeal from the Lower Courts could
not be effected direct to the Supreme Court.
FINALLY it is recommended for consideration
whether savings in time and money might
not be effected by a more simple procedure at
the Lower Courts based on publicity and
verbal pleading.
AS before stated the Minority has only in
tended to indicate the directions, which 1T
considers ought to be followed for q reor'
eanisation it is of the opinion that the prln-
cipal aim must be to fascilitate the produc-
tive life of the island and accepting the Co
~yrrnment's Draft Of Law in regard to the
proposed annual contribution by the State has
endeavoured to point out a use for this COLI
trihution by expanding it for the benefit OF
The navy in preference of the mlllt airy forces
in the island, which is of very little usefulness
and with a prospect in the course of time
Of becoming entirely rid Of this expense.
Yet the Minority considers it impossible to
arrive ats final arrangement, if a commission
be not appointed, the sooner the better,
principally chosen in the two houses of the
Diet and with right to repair to the Colonies
in order thereby examination and conferences
on the spot to endeayour to frame q Draft
for The alteration of the Colonial Law.