, 1898-11-23
MOST KING.

has befallen Your MaJeSly al" - WI
Royal Family of Denmark as well as tne
entire nation, by its having. pleased me ~
miglty.to call away Your MaJesty's Cohsoff'
Queen Louisa, of blessed Memory, has awaken
ed the most sincere grief and sorrow also
among the inhabitants of these remote parts
Of Denmark.
The inhabitants of this Island have always
thankfully appreciated The Royal Goodwill
which Your Majesty in union with our
now. depart ted Queen has always entertained
towards tbs Island and it's Inhabitants:
On behalf of the Inhabitants of this Is
land, the Colonial Council of St. Crolx beg'
Jeave most s,bmissiveIy to express to Your
Majesty. and the whole Danish Royal Family.
the sincere sympathy rervading the minds
of this Community, and their participation
in The sorrow and grief of Your Majesty and
The Royal House, and to express the hope,
that Almighty God will afford comfort and
consolation in the fullest measure in tho
bereavement which has befnIIen Your Majes-
ty and the Members of Your MojeSly's
Royal House.
God p~rest!ye Your Majesty and the Royal
Danish Family.
Colonial Council St. Croix, 9th October
1898.
Most spbmiss' yely
Chairman. Secretary
9. Datei' 14tli July, No. ST. requesting
the Council to appoint y Member OF the
School Board Instead OF Mr.. Dahl.
2 Dated 2lst JULY No. 865 requesting the
Councils consent to Mr. G. Latimer, OF
st. Georges, and Mr.. w. Clarke, Of
Bethlehem, acting as Members Of tue
Road Commission for Princes and Kings
Quarters respectively daring the absence
of Mr.. Wilson md Mr.. LunneE
AS there was no ovher business for trans
action in the Councils Meeting heyondthe
two elections Just named. and in order
to avoid calling u meeting solely Tor
e~ffpcting those two elections, he had as
had been done on several previous" occasions,
sent round u Circular, by which the
Members were requested 10 give their
written consent to the reappointment of
Mr.. Dahl and to Mr.. Latimer and Cla'ke
acting rs afo, esaid; such consent was
given.
The Councils 3rd Ordinary Meeting
for 10Th SeNtbr. was thel efore not held.
4. Dated 25th July No. $40 recording to
which His Excellency Governor Hede-
man had been granted leave of absence
from the end of July, and Chief Justice
Jirs would during the Governors alb
sence act as Vice Governor.
5. Dated 18th Aug. No. 81 forwarding
: the COMMUNAL Accounts tor iS90-Jl; tins
matter is On the Order of Day for this :
meeting.
6. Dated 4th Dot. No. 1893 according 60
which His MajestJ by Royal Resolution
of 3rd Sept. had sanctioned The Ordi-
nance adopted by the Council on the
18th July, on the application Of $4,000
of the immigration FUND for bureau pur-
poses.
Z. Dated l4th Oct. No. 1920 forwarding
Reports on Ihe work in the prisons,
copies of the Reports are at the disposal
of Members.
8. Dated 10Th Oct. No. 1850 requesting
the Council to elect a Member Of the
Road Commission for Northsiie A. in
lieu Of Mr.. N. f. Perkins who has retir-
ed: which matter is OH the Order of Day.
8. Dated 28th Oct. No. 1897 requesting
the Council 10 elect Members to assist
the Tax Commission in assessing the
Rentals of properties which is on the
Order of Day.
10. Dated 9th Nov. No. 1886 requesting the
Council to appoint n Member of Chris.
tiausted's PHOr Commission instead of
the deceased Member A. Jensen, which
election will Gomez ON later.
lis He had also received Communication
from End Member for Frederiksted,
(Brown) dated C3rI Aug, stating that
liza would ha ahsant for ohf,t Q O,nutlc.