, 1896-04-01

OIPDhlGlOH, DhC lJOHl u eSli>G VI bitA NA1"N -
cannot possibly or fairly vote for menus
which We do not pcssess and have no pros
poets of getting. Tie would recommend to
take the same stand as last year and vote
against the Budget il the Council vote at all.
The Gorsrnor would III reference to tie
remarks from lie bonouraile 2nd Me .lher for
Frederiksttd's Country District (Blockwoodl,
beg TO say, that the Colonial Council by
voting against the Budget places itself en-
tirely out of consideration and if the Conn-
Gil vote against the Money Bills for the
necessary cxIersts Of the Administration,
he shall be oil gcd to protest against such a
step IN accordance with s g. Of the Colonial
Law aud viii lay the matt 81 before His
Majesty Though he Ministry.
Tie following Rectifcations were proposed
to the Budget.
RE TIFICA1JONS
TO the Dratt Of Budget for the Municipality
of st. Crojn for the Financial Year from LIST
April 1896 to 3lSt March 1897.
/. Sab Item g.. PENSIONS. Pensions accord
ing to Pension Law If 4th Decent OF
1868, IS posted
TO the formor Chief Clerk in the
Goyernme Mt Office, O. G. Knud>en,
ST. Croix share. ,..... .........S +02.87
z. Sub Item G., Pensions, Pensions ac-
cording to Ordinance, is posted
TO the acting Chief Clerk at the
Judges Office iii Frederiksted II. W.
r. Didricl:sen... 49,. ..............$ 10000
REMARKS.
ud /. In consequence of i'll health the
former Chief Clerk III the Government Ofice,
o. G. Knudsen, was relieved from his office
from the end Of the year 1895.
od 2. Posted in anticipation Of Royal
Sanction of the Ordinance passed by the
Colonial Council under date Of 9th January
1896.
The Chairman placed Money Bill l. The
Superior local Administration. utder dis
cussion.
The Chairman requested Members having
any remarks to make to the Money Bills,
TO state such before proceeding to the vote
2nd Member for Frederiksted Country Dis
trict (BlackUood) proposed that the Money
Bills be put to the vote IN bloc, as it would be
bat waste of time to discuss and deal with
them separately
The Chairman said he must nrst see if the
Majority favoured that view.
The Money Bill, ! Superior local Admins
CratlOn, was put 10 NoC6 ana TejeCt6V Win .
votes against 2.
End Member for Frederiksted (BrotUn)
would, in connection with the item 5000
under Money Bill XVII. for repairs
10 the Customh use aud pier in FEEDER
lksted beg to ask His Excellency if the
condition of the Wharf in Frederiksted
is known to His EXcellency He would have
preferred that some other Member more
directly interested in the wharf and it's con-
dition had brought up the matter now; but
he would now only beg to say, that in its
present state and condition the Wharf ia
Frederiksted is q nuisance instead of any
good, for along the wall work a large sand
bank has been collected by the Ground Seas
and the consequence is that lighters can not
land goods on the WHAT, without having
their bottoms struck out. The other Wharf
is a weak and trembling structure, also unfit
or unsafe for use, and We are practically with
out a good safe wharf; still it is of the greatest
Importance to planters and to importers no
less than to the owners of the lighters, that
there should be ample provisions for safe
landing and disciaiging III Westend. He
would therefore beg to ask His Excellency
before he leaves for Europe, if the " harf
will be looked after and placed in proper and
suitable state,
The Gorernor would first beg to point ont
that he lonourable Member in quoting the