, 1894-03-07

talked fth3 possibility OF n!w tAxlim 70
meet toe exp nses, bIt 1t Is oIc of all proba-
billy tn tax properties more than what they
are already take L)Julg III rely at the
Export duty, we inl it yeprrse ls;n3 5oI on
tho total gross of p~ro}l;e; tnis is really q
high tax; bnt the othst taxes are rs high
propOrtionately; moreover we have roal
taxes and other burthens bas;d1e; compare
all this with neighbourilg Islands in the
Same position, and we will ind tla' we ara
far in exosss Of THAR to Ration. In this colo
nv with about l8. 900 souls the agricultural
pursuits are barely, under tAe mos; fhTolra1ie
circumstances, able to Keep the population
alive hut in the face Of all this, 1t 10 the
most extr aocdinary thing 10 maintain the
sans administration exp 'nsas as We're used
II years ago, when prizes were 9th rwise
large and expenses less. 1t is. therefore, q
serious thing to pass q Bud set of the CONTENTS
like this ie is evidently & n 80 louSiv wrong
system to keep heapipg u iebts on thiS com
mnnlty which wa ca mot pay, ana tore ng
expenses on us which We 10 not reQui 9. no
would like it to be well understood that his
views proceed from no o2, os ton to Is
Excellency; this Is the first Is d5et %pEodlcet
by His Excellenoy. aud il mast be Il dihcllt
position to find himself ii colony whose
finances and almiDistra.io are IN disorder;
surely, His Excellency vii no: iud 'h,nSs!f
a. - ~ ~ Wv ~ - va N''f~+ASP"
in better condition and to increase the a2rl-
cultural stand Of the isi}nl, and thereby ell
able the cotOnY to bear the expenses tl@t are
indispensably nee nssary for maintaining. pro-
pes and adequate Admtu@sfr lou, mast b. the
Object to work at bot these d { thoruy qles-
tons, but still hey hav" to he dcHll with =
His EXcojlency VIII have 10 deal with them.
Ever since the death u Covering Birch this
Island has gone from bad tp. worse ; uatt nov
the new Governor HIS crule AMI found it in
the condition il is. This Council would
aSsuredIy be rs rdr t. render III, Exc3llency
ell help IN his exertion for that obj9ct aud
whether by q Committee Of the Council or
by the whole Conncil in COMMITTEES, We wDull
be able to submit for His Exec . lcN s cOnSi-
deration such alteratioEs ana rerenchmeiits OF
the public administrator vcli orgrnis ,t.onOf
the public finances, as will leaf Ia better Goa
dition for the Island. He for his psrt could not
see that there is anything else to be- done in this
matter; no sane man could pass q uiget tae
contents Of the present one; it is patent to
every one that this colony could DO aiminis.
tratad even "a q less cos, TIA III SIJJ,0)l;
when the Administration can be hal tor less
than at present, then it is. a great injustice
to have it at the very exorbitant figures We
now 3have but We are ALWAYS minded of
s 81 Of the Colonial Law. whenever We under
the force OF circumstances make 9 moderate
proposal for suitable changes, and we are
Iold that that paragraph deprlves us nf the
3. privilege of doing g.; therefore We can do
nothing still it is a very serious thing for
a the Government and the Council to consider,
when we are surely .aLd rapidly sinking into
a fathomless debt. 1t cannot. but be desirable
for His Excellency to go into q thorough
examination of the administration 0r5anlSa-
ton, where changes can bo mads to effect
reasonable and allowable reductions; and it
would not be necessary for j NJ to give Tho
assurance that this Cvuncil will be willing
and free to give any assistance, that might
be- required but it car. certainly not be ex.
pected that We shall pass this Budget as it is
now.
The Chairman wonld beg to Ipoiut ovt that
the amount of about S25l.0o0 appearing on
the Budget for Expendifnr Ire 10 not 'Sol4!y for
the administrator expenses. as $40, 900 of
that am ,unt is the sIara tse for the Central
Factory.
3rd Membe- for Frederiksted's Country
District tHewits): But we arr anyhow charg-
ed with that .mount for the Factory. 9 ! 1v
The Gocsrnor: would. in reply to abe hon
Durable Ord Member for Frederi lksted's Coun-
try District (HstOiHJ, beg TO remark, that
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