, 1893-07-12
LIMPRICHT.
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containedtf in the Governments letter and to
recommend the measure for the adoption OF
the Council.
3rd Member for Fredp1iksted's Country
District (HeuitD would recommend that the
Provisional O.. din8ncc pass to End discussion
and be finally adopted today, as the measure
is one which has met with approval OF
Members and Of The community, and the law
is useful in itself.
LIST Member for FrederiHsted's Country
District fHer,0in) seconded the proposal.
The Government Secretary On the par
Of the Government there is no objection.
The Chairman would without v~acatlng the
Chair beg to ask the honorable Government
Secretary why no provisions have been made
in this ordinance concerning other infectious
diseases among domestic animals. The Law
Of 1857 mentions other diseases besides
FLANDERS and even if some OF them
do not occur here, still there are others
therein mentioned, which do occur, Such as
fl. Lungdiseases among attic. 1t would be
better to have one ordinance containing
euartments for all Infectious diseases. rather
Tran a special ordinance for each individual
i|asta4ce occurring. He would therefore
beg to ask if there are any special reasons tor
emitting a method like that in the Law or
1857.
The Government Secretary: There was to
his knowledge no point of principle against
following the law of 1857, he could only say
this much, that there was here question of
Chambers and of no Other disease, that lmme-
diate action was required, and that 1t would
have taken time to have the Law Of 1857 eX-
tended. Besides as it was considered necessary
to issue a provisional Ordinance, II was
though expedicnt not to give further enact
,o,+, tbo,.o;O 4bo, abcOlutelV necessary
The Chairman would then beg to ask If
there could be any objections against amend
ments to the Provisional Ordinance extending
the further e%nactments Of the Law OF 1907 IN
reference to other Infectious diseases among
domestic animals,
The Government Secretary said 1t was en-
tirtly impossible for him to answer that quts-
ton now: he had no authority TO do 50.
3rd Member for Frederiksted's Country lis
trict CHemitt) said the extension to all ihfec-
tious cattle diseases would be placing too
extensive power in the hands Of the Veterl-
nary Surgeon. 1t is we'll known, that a
great difference of opinion exists rs 10 the
dlHerent diseases, andh he would beg to mention
a case he had heard on Saturday, when II was
told hun that some years ago q lar. 6 mum
Der Of mules were imported here, some were
for the Estate River, where they were shot
because the veterinary DulSCOh IA ''N P'N
the Island declared them infected the other part
of tie cargo was for estate s in Chnstlansted
Jurisdiction, and these mules were not killed
this shows what or, at difference OF opinion
can exist as regards infectious. diseases. tie
could rot see any necessity for the more ex-
ttnsive wording suggested 10y the Chairman
and as the Provisional Ordinance Is to meet
the present crisis, it would as far as this
Council is concerned, seem to meet all re-
quir.ments. If later it should be necessary
to have other enactments, they could be given
by another law when requisite. 1t is seldom
that diseases occur among stock here except
glanAcIs
The Chairman said, it was to him no mat
ter of great Importance if the Ordinance be
wordei rs suggested, or not the matter con-
cer. 5 the planters, and if they are satisfied, it
could ~ as it is.
4th Member for Chris:iansted's Country Dis
trict (Haosmann) enquired who is to pay for
the mulcs killed-the Government at home, Or
who ?
Thu Chairman referred to S 4 Of the Provi-
sional Ordinance. according to which the Co
lonial Treasury has to pay half of the value
of the animal killed, if by posi- mortem ex-
animation it be found infected with the di-
sease. and full value if not infected.
No one else requested the word; LIST Discus
s;on was closed and it was decided unanimous