, 1894-05-02
? h D 6 { E D n & 5
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR ST. CROIX
OF THE
Conclusion Of Meeting 9Th April 1S94.)

that last time when the question of getting
more physicians was before the Coun-
Gil, he was not fully prepared to answer,
moreover there were SO many different ques-
tions that arose to-day he was prepared with
some further calculations on the matter. The
mover of the proposal tStakemann had last
meeting referred to the sums which one OF
the Two Doctors IN ChristianSted is IN receipt
Of as doctor at the Military Hospital, and at
the Sugar Factory to that he (the GOvernor)
would remark. that it would be rather hard
to deprive a man Of a we'll earned amount, Of
which he has been III receipt for many years,
and in posts, wherein he has always display
ed capability and zeal, without any com
plants having been heafd, because we want
another physician in the Island.-On the
other hand, DIS regards the $500 allowed for
paying for medical attendance to the Poor in
the Country Districts, it could not be stated
last time how much was used but he was
now able to say that for the last year there
was used 1914; he did not believe that the
remaining amount would be any lnducement
for q doctor to come out. 1t seems then TO be
so, that we will have to await a vacancy III
the present staff, before we can offer the ne
cessary sums for remunerating a doctoT from
the public funds, if no other means can be
found available to get q new doctor the neces-
sary salary. AS regards the,proposal on the
Order Of Day for this meeting, it Will be
seen, that it is but a proposal for a resolution
from the Council; it is only on the Order OF
Day, but no printed proposal has been sub
mitted at all events the Government has
received no copy of 1t, and the Government
has no know edge of what the intent and
object really is; nor could it be seen what
the Council really is expected to do.
End Member for Christiansted (~Stakemann)
would beg to be allowed to explain the pro-
posal. He would then first beg to refer to
the contents of s Is Of the Rules of Business,
whore it is prescribed that the mover of q
proposal shall have an opportunity to explain
it, aft0r it has been decided if it is to be fur
thered or not, which rule is by 5 9 made appli-
cable also to proposals for the consideration
of the Council he would take it for granted
that he could proceed. 1t will be seen
from the wording that it is no petition in
tended to be adopted, but a simple proposal
that the Colonial Council will decide to APP
ply to Government 10 get another physician;
this proposal is not one of them which ha1
to go to Government, but it is a matter which
the Council decides for itself. Members are
aware, that on an Interpolation as to whether
steps had been taken to induce another Ply
slcian to come here, the Government had re-
ferred to the previous deliberations and had re-
minded us of q Committee that had had q pro-
pOsal for co, srderation put had not furnished a
report the question then arose, whether that
Committee is in existence he would not here
enter upon the much debated question Of law
on that head, and on which great Authorities
differ in their opinions; the predominant opin-
ion seems however to be this, that whenever
Committee Members leave the public Assem-
bly,, the Committee ceases as such; but if they
remain, they go over from one year to another.
The Committee here in question has not given
in its report; therefore better let it die.-With
reference to the question of getting more
physicians, it is not only the Council, but
every inhabitant, with exception only of
those who may have personal interests for not
having more physicians, who bell eve and
say we want more physicians and in order
to come to a result on the matter without that
Committee Report, which we will never get,
he had now proposed to come to the rescue
by petitioning the Government to take steps
to get a new physician. He supposed that
every member would give his vote for this
step. To him it was a very disagreeable task
to have to introduce the matter; it has been
taken as something personal; but he had al
ready got the name of being personal, and he
would not care for that, IS long as the in
terests of his constituents and their welfare
and benefit require it; let people think what
they choose. 1t is unfortunately so that with