, 1908-05-30

LIST Member for Christlansted (N1eESen)
as Speaker of the Committee, the Chairman
of the Committee being absent, introduced
the Committed Report. It will be remem-
bered that all the Members, with exception
Of one-were oppressed to this Draft, especial
ly against SIS 3 s. 4 the prevailing opinion
was that the measures were not needed at
all, particularly those provided by those two
sections for, it was o well known fact, that
fishermen of the place and residing on es-
tates along the seashOre had always been
allowed to haul up their boats on the strand,
and no obstacle has been put IN their way.
except in the case of disturbances 1t was
dreaded that, when now that favour were
to be changed into a right to be acquired
by payment, the favour might be mioused,
and it was moreover considered an encroech~
ment on private property. AS, now, there
was no use for those two sections the Com
mittee considered that it would be the most
advisable way, to wait and see what was
lone in st. Thomas in reference to the Draft
with these two provisions - on very re-
Gently has the Ordinance been passed i'll
st. Thomas, and after that the Committee
has rendered it's report proposing some few
alterations. In 81 it IS proposed that a few
words be a lded to allow fishing to be car
ried on by tho individual personally, or by
other persons in his regular employ.
The Chairman pointed out a discrepancy
i'll the Danish and English wording; i'll DH-
nish zen fast Tyendeforhold staaende Per-
SON.; in English "by persons in his regular
en- 10y"
The Speaker said he did not think that
that would cause any difficulty. Next, 1T IS
proposed to strike out IS 8 and 4, and as a
consequence to alter S. s, 6, Z, s to respec-
lively 3, 4, 5, 6 In the new So, former So,
~ ~ IN n~Aooo cop,o ~ armand
ments, the principal one being where the
words $50 called" Holsters, because the
crustucean here called so, is not in reality q
lobster. With these remarks he would now
recommend the amendments if adopted,
the Draft would then be the sane heIe as
in St. Thomas.
End Crownmember (Conrau) would say
that when the Draft was brought III, he was
originally opposed to it as a whole but with
the al eratons now proposed, i'll keeping
with those made in st. Thomas, he would
DO ready to accept the Draft.
The Governor said: Government las ac-
cepted the amendments made In st. Thomas
to this Draft, and Government accepts the
same amendments now proposed here.
No one requested the word further the
End discussion was closed the Amendments
proposed by the Committee were put to vote
en- bloc and all accepted unanimously with
Is votes it was also unanimously adopted
that the Draft passes to Bird discussion in
this meeting, the Governor consenting
thereto.
The following amendment was proposed
IL Government at the Bird discussion, viz:
In Sc the following words added
In Danish After the words 4 Kraft
added IS Maaneder efter ut have erholdt
Kon gelig Stadfastelse.
In English after the word "force" add
'3 months after having received Royal Sane
ton"
Bird discussion was closed; the amendment
to IS was adopted unanimously with 10
votes; the whole Draft as amended was then
adopted unanimously with l6 votes and goes
now to Government.
The Chairman finally notified that he had
caused the usual Resume of the Councils
business in 1907 1903 to be compiled, it is
on the Councils table and will be published
in the Councils Proceedings.
4th Member for Frederiksted's Country
District (Neraoin) asked and obtained the
word for % short remark outside the Order
of Day. He said, we are all aware that this
is perhaps the last meeting in which We are
together with the honorable End Crown