, 1894-07-07

SarlIY high. But as the government WISHES
it, he too would recommend the Draft he
would merely add that it is hard to have to
pay such a heavy bill.
No one else required the word 1st discus
sion was closed.
With the consent Of the Governor it was
put to the vote and unanimously adopted to
proceed at once to the End discussion OF the
Draft.
No amendments were proposed the Draft
passed to Ord discussion.
It was also unanimously adopted to pro-
coed an once to the 3rd discussion, at which
Government had proposed no amendment.
The Draft was adopted unanimously with
II votes.
4. Question of fnrthering and eventually
putting an Interpolation to Government
from LIST Member for Frederiksted's
Country District (Merwin) as follows:
WIN Government further IN OrdT-
nance regulating the fares to he charged
by the "Bum boats in the harbonrs Of
Chrisrianstpd and Frederiksted
The Council consented unanimously that
the Interpolation be furthered.
1st Member for Frederiksted Country Dis
trict (Msruin) introduced the Interpolation;
he said it was a long felt want for some Re-
g%ulations concerning the fares for Bumboats;
the general public knows What the fares arenn
der ordinary circumstances; they do there
forenot suffer any inconvenience; but 1t Is par
ticularly the public from abroad, when arrlV-
ing to the Island, especially with the steamers
SO frequently calling at West End, who suffer
by being charged exorbitantly for landing
Of passengers at times 2 dollars, 5Octs or
] shilling, whatever the boatman chooses to
ask or demand it has been known that from
40 l.. ~ EA 49, l10o~ .Ouoa%aH for hF1nnInn "a ~
mans luggage ashore at West End. 1t seem
ed to him quite necessary that there should be
furnished a tariff prescribing certain rates OF
fees for the %boatmen, and. it they charge any
thing above those rates, they shall be amena-
BILE. Therefore, and after having talked with
several other persons on the matter. particn-
larIy the Police Assistant in West End, who
has had great trouble because of the frequent
Nv occurring cases Of exorbitant charges I'M
der the absence of all regulations on the
matter, he had now brought in this Interpret
lation asking Government to bring before the
Colonial Council a Draft of rdinance
STIMULATING the fares Of Bum boats. he
was aware that it is rather a small item on
which to pass an Ordinance still it is urgent
and it cannot, presumably be regulated other
wise than by an Ordinance. Sometime ago
when the "%PortemOuth" was lying i'll West
End Roadstead, a quarrel, and then a fight
came on between the Officers and the boat
men, because Of the very exorbitant charges
made on a certain occasion, where g. were
charged, which the Officers refused to pay;
in tile fray one man got injured. All
this may be avoided by tariff regulations on
the fares He would now therefore ask Gov
eminent to further the matter by Introducing
q Draft on the subject at an early date.
The Governor said be was not unwilling to
bring in a Draft of Ordinance regulating the
fares to Boatmen; it is not in the power of
Government to make such regulations by an
Order, an Ordinance is required but it must
take some time to prepare it. On the other
hand, with regard to the affair with the Off
GERS Of the Ports MOUTH he would beg the
honorable member to give regular state
ment Or report of what had then TRANSFERRED,
an occurrence which ought not to have taken
place; but it is his wish to have that instance
as a sort of a starting point on which to base
further action for that Ordinance, which ne
shall do his best to further
1st Member for Frederiksted Country Dis
trict (MsrDin) begged to thank His Excel
lency for his reply, and he (Merwin) will
offer the report desired by His Excellency on
the occurrence in question. A complaint was
in due time madesto the Police Office at West
End, but the Officer did not appear and
evidences were not to hand sufficiently; but
the whole Public knew of the case and it