, 1908-11-28

$40 Item X y. D"tt@tn9 E|Ve"SeS'. 40
granted:
For repairing the wharf, the
boathouse and the crane at Fred
eriksted. ..... A'zoV
REMARKS.
The heavy ground well about the end
of September has done some damage to the
wharf and the penthouse besides, the crane
want, to be thoroughly overhauled.
The Building Inspectors proposal and
estimate will be found Oh the Councils
table; the total cost will be Fr. 400. of
which amount Fir. 500 will be applied for
Oh the Budget for 19O9-1O, while the balance,
or FIR. 1900, is proposed for grant by this
money bill.
The GoUfrnor introduced the Money Bill
and recommended 1t for favourable consider
ation and adoption he had nothing further
to add to the remarks accompanying the
bill.
No one requested the word 1st discussion
was closed the Council agreed and the
Governor consented to the 2ud discussion
coming on to-day; at which no amend
ments were proposed 2nd discussion wAs
closed and the Money Bill as submitted was
adopted unanimously with II votes and goes
TO Government.
4. Election of II Member instead of Conrau,
10 assist Government in the distribution
Of the Interest OF the different Legacies.
The Election was postponed till after the
Recess.
8 Revision of the Ordinance for st.
Croix Of 1st April 1908 OH measures
against diseases III the Cotton Plant, IN
ano~lo-,o ~;tl G 4 ne {1o on;l n,I1O
ance.
The Chairman pointed out that s 4 Of the
said Ordinance provides that she '@ordin-
auce, which comes into force one month
after it has obtained royal sanction, is to be
laid before the Colonial Council for revi4ion
before the end of the year 1909; it WAS
sanctioned LIST April and came into operation
1st May 1908 Government has now for
warded the Ordinance requesting the Colo
NAL Council to proceed 20 the prescribed
Revision he would beg to suggest that q
Committee DO appointed for that prrpOse.
1t was adopted unanimously to refer the
Ordinance for Revision by Il Committee Of
5 Members.
After q recess the Council proceeded to
vote, Viz
for O Member to assist Government in dis
tributing the interest on Legacies; II voting
tickets were received; after a free election
IN which no one received the requisite mum
Der of vot, =, a new free election was hold,
and Higgins was elected with 6 of II votes;
for q Committee to revise the Ordinance of
1st April on diseases of the Cotton Plant,
II voting tickets were received elected
were, Schmiegelow, Lunney, Nielsen, with II
votes each, Skeoch with IL, Koefoed with
10 votea.
The Ordor of Day was therewith exhaust
ed.
The Chairman referring to the statement
in the opening Of the meeting about the
rtceipto OF II Report from the Committee on the
Draft Of Ordinance concerning auction fees,
which had been received much too late to
be placed on the Order 4of Day for this meet
ing, would now put to vote If the Council
will now allow the Continuation of the LIST
Discussion Oh the Draft with Committee
Report to come on i'll this meeting to which
the Council agreed with 8 votes against 2.
Accordingly the Council proceeded to
lst discussion on Draft of Ordinance con-
corning some regulations relative to enforce
ed Auctions.
The Committee had rendered a Report,
which reads rs follows
COMMITTEE REPORT