, 1908-12-02

sential points he met the wishes expressed
by the Council am ing the papers forward
ed then, was q Sketch of the Deed of Gift,
as proposed by the Grand Sire on the Asy.
lum when completed on the Spot designated
by Government on Richmond. As the Min
lister of Finances had requested the Govern
ment to send an Answer, in regard to tie
points submitted to the Council, by tele-
gram it was considered unnecessary 20 call an
extraordinary Meeting OF the Colonial Coun-
Gil for that purpose alone, and he (the Chair
man) had by Circulars to the Councils Mem
bers communicated the several proposals and
the contents of the letter received from the
Ministry and asking that Members would sig
Nifty their agreement or Disagreement with
the proposal. In that manner there were 7
votes (besides the Chairman's} recorded as
agreeing entirely to the proposal; / would
not accept at all Z votes agreed on the
whole with exception to the clause in the
Deed of Gift concerning tie Grandsiro's
right to appoint the Head-Female Sick
Nurse in consequence Of this latter remon-
STRANGE, the Chairman when in letter of 1st
August to Government he communicated the
result Of the votings on the last proposal,
conveyed the views entertained on those two
points; in which respect it will have been
seen that his. letter to Government is in very
strong terms, the Council tax ng decided
exception to those points as conditions for
accepting the Gift. 70 this last Represen-
tation the Ministry of Finances aud the
Grand Sire state that the Oldfellow Order
must maintain the points rs being indispen-
sable: these papers have b 81 pla Q I on the
Councils table for iuspec ion by the Mem
bers; there is decidedly and positively moth
ing for tie Counci, to do now in the case,
which, as the Ministry states, is considered
closed. . 1t is certainly rot any casual act
on his part to deul with the matter as has
been done, Moreover, when he, the Chair.
man, had asked the honorable LIST Member
for Frederiksted (Coulter) if his Intention
was to reject the proposal. on account of the
objection to the point named and the hon
orable Members reply was, Certainly not"
His Excellency the Governor would bear him
the Chairman. out in this respect. THE
G0rernor: | heard it, and more tool. :. and
the written votes Cd the Circulars from
LENDERS go to show the fnct of the agree
ment to the main proposal, with only one
dissenting vote therefore the comments
that had been mude on the point in question
could not be considered as Icing made q
condjtio sane Quo non for the acceptance, but
merely as expressing n desire,a desire which,
as has been shown, is in r atty not so well
founded, Int least ae regards the discharge of
the HeadFemale Nurse. He must now there
fore protest against the view taken by the
honorable LIST Member for Frederiksted
(Coulter) and against the term casual % :
used in this come ction, and the honorable
Member is wrong if he supp'ses that the
Colonial Council has free hands to set aside
those conditions as they ara now. Nothing
more can be done in the matter.
The Governor said | think it is proper
for me to say a few words on the matter.
When, in July or August last, the question
was laid before the Council. as to whether
thq COUNCIL would accept the gift on the
e conditions as then moderated by the Grand
Sire, I bad received instructions to inform
the Ministry by cable of the Councils de-
cision. The matter was circulated amoug
the Member of the Council, and when I
was shown the Ora of the Council's reply,
/ saw THAT some of the Members had taken
objection to the appointment of a head 'fe-
male nurse from Denmark, and to her APP
pointment and dismissal by the Grand Sire.
1 consulted then with the honorable Chair
man of the Council and with the honorable
Chairman of. the Municipal Commit ee, and
both Gentlemen stated that they meant only
to express a strong desire on the part of the
Council. not to put forward an indispensable