, 1893-02-18

manner as the ordinances and laws. But az
the last Budget passed he Council, there were
items to which ! az could not be made to
apply, for instance the Police Station
here in Chlistiansted and the cook at
the Prison and several 9th rs: these
items the Colonial Council refused to grant,
but they have been re-inserted, under refer.
encs to s 50 but this cannot be interpreted
to apply to such items. It cannot be said, that
the Police Station or the cook Tor cdrtnlan,
hs did not remember rightly which, at the
Prison are things necessary for the Admin
istration in that way we could get every
thing under s SO. Further, the Colonial
Law can not be said to exist, when, as it was
stated by His Exoellency in a previous
meeting, that the supposition on which the
Lax was built having failed, because, the
Treasury cannot pay its own expenses. and
therefore the Mothercountry having to pay
the latter must also decide what expenses
are to be betrayed. But to him it seems to
be 80, that a Law is not abolished, b'canss
the conditions under which it was given,
have failed, but it continues to exist in fall
spirit ard faith. If the Home Government
pass Budget otherwise than we have
passe .ney have Of course the right, and
the mls It, TO do so, but according to his opin-
ion it is then done outside of the law we
must bear with it, as there is nothing to do.
1t 10 not here as in Denmark, where the mat
ter could be tried by a Court; the Colonial
Law contains no guidance as to whore the
Council oan seek redress. He would only
add that when the Colonial Law was discuss
cd n 1862 a very strong remark was made by
Member who was Il lurist, in connection with
this s 81 still, we see. it is not here alone,
that paragraphs in fundamental laws are
being interpreted and followed otherwise
now than intended and originally un-
o~erstOod, but the same is the case III Denmark
too.
The GoUernor would repeat what he had
said before in the Colonial Council, that it
will always be Of use to the Colony. if the
Council will work in conformity with the
Colonial Law, and Will give advice when
needed. If the Colonial Council at present
haa no great power in financial matters, that
is of course owing to the financial retro sres-
sion. But it will always be of great value
to have the Councils opinion, and as already
stated and as hitherto shown. the Govern
ment will always endeavour to follow those
OPT Mons.
The Chairman would beg to ask His Elk
oellepcy il those amounts over and above
what the Committee and the Council passed,
are not c argrd to the colony, and it the colo
ny is not expected to pay.
Inc GoUernOr: Ina amounts OF eXpehdl-
ture exceeding the Colony's Revenue are
ptid by the Mothercountry's Finances and
charged to the colony OH the debit side. But
it is also known, that it is the intention with
the Bill before the Diet to relinquish the
debt against the Colony, at the same time
that care is taken to avoid that the
colony gets heavier buI thens than it can
bear.
The Chairman: But If the Colonial Trea-
sury is to incur a debt 10 the StatetreasurY.
should not the Colonial Council be entitled
to 9 vote in the matter as to whether
the debt is to be contracted and to what
extent
The Gossrnor: That question has been
discussed and decided long ago, and it is of
no use to bring it up again. H would bat
refer to the very plain and distinct rnle in
s SO of the Colonial Law. The honorable
Chairman is Of course aware that only a
worry small part of the Budget is subject to
the Counoil's vote a very great part OF the
expenditure side is based upon laws and
ordina ices; but because tie other part is
subject to the Councils vote by Money Bills,
that does not give the Council the right to
refuse or reduce what the administration
must consider necessary for the proper
discharge Of the administrative branch in
question.