, 1898-02-02

OF 4 May 1886.
3rd Member for FrederikSled's Country
District (BiocL cood) negged to say that St
PROVIDES, that permission may be given TO
producers to sell less than J oask or 50
gallons, but now tlis limit will DO longer be
thele, oWhere is there mention made OF 90
gallons as Il limit, buI 10 GALLONS; permission
then III FL me can NOT be given, or if it be
given then it nu>t lie permission 10 sell
under llo gal ous; bur then aIaIn 81 says
that he Cam t sell under lie ]salI.ns 10 any
one hut TO a Iuasbopkceper. This IS how
The proposal S,.4os belize the reader OF
these proposals. i yoU say The limit OF
IS gallons il ~ stands malteIed, and
the PAGER litn nus the iIhelty to sell
80 gallvas 70 ny bouy, then ne has permits
sion already TO sell to a ruoshopNeel er no
less than So gallons and less tlau lie cations
TOO.
Tie Gcss no. SAL That with exception
emily ~ 'ao 3 We Us "otteIs than lumshop-
keep lie Isl 5 reads JUS Us !, wns propos,
ed b honorable Member in his Draft.
those tu'et Woius simply say, that instead Of
being prevented 10 sell less Than no gallons to
a I~tnfhopk'ep,'. the planter or any body
else not a run~shopkeeper shall be at Liberty
to sell any quantity to a rum,ho keeper. 1t
has, no doubt from good ,raSons been CON
sidered correct to laiSe the quantity from 50
to 10 gallons, and Tins too makes it moie
necessary to allow til" planters to sell Ihcir
lum ~ small quantit IS TO ~rumslopkecpels.
LIST Membe 1or Chiistianstcd's Country
District (Stdhemaun1 said it seemed that
there WAS a misunderstanding ling
with he honorable M"fcbel as to the true
puTPort OF an amendment; when such an
amendment IS proposed, the original word
Ing lem'lns, only altered as contained in the
amendments; therefore The original framing
of s | in the private Daft remains. but win
he addition If the words suggested i'm the
sub amendment.
Bird Member for Frederikstel Country Dis.
tict (Blucktoood said it seems hat the word.
ing as 1t IS proposed. is being misund rstood
all round; to him it is impossible to reconcile
the wording of this : with s 4 and with good
practical working. He would farther slate
chat when he brought in this Draft, he be
lIcyed 1t would meet a really felt want, and
that the measure would meet approval from
all sides; but 1t appeared now that the Home
Government have some wcighty reasons to
oppose this measure and to withhold
their own proposal and as now the re.
suits of the mensules here proposed to-day
cannot IN any way satisfy the wants, which
the Majority and the G~o>,Imncut Themselves
admit are requisite to meet, he would with.
draw his proposal, proposing under such cir
cumstauces to let tie matter remain as it is
now instead Of having it worse The pro.
posals Of Government and the Minority
would only create a monopoly in benefit Of
rumsLOps.
lst Member for Fr|ederiksted's Country
Distric! (Hevit) seconded the remarks and
proposal Of withdrawal Of matter.
LIST Member for Christiunsted' Country
District (Stakemann) said in virtue Of the
Rules of Business be took up the motion.
The G0cernor would beg to be excused if
he did not keep to 5 4: it was difficult for
him to understand how the draft with sub.
amendments could be misunderstood; it reads
as plain aIl distinct as possible, and he did
not think it possible to make less amend
meuts under the circumstances. than heIe
done. But he failed entirely to understand
the rules governing the honorable Members
public economy, Judging from the remarks
be had male. AS for monopoiies, he must
say, that as far as his knowledge goes, at
leust III Europe, mOnopolies sue in frequent
use; and fo IN an important item in the in-
direct public duties; for instance, in France
there is n monopoly on tobacco, on matches,
and probably other articles; md now the
Majority's proposal is i'll Il peculiar manner
an Indirect taxation Oh the Ium consumption.
If the honorable Member (BlackwOod) is
under the IMPRESSION that the consumers