, 1908-05-30

Der OF the COuncll ana the numerous
Committees and Commissions in which
Mr.. Conrau has sat and worked, al
WAYS evincing kind consideration and stretch
inc out a helping hand, always employing
faculties and energies for the benefit and
upraising of the COLONY, always working tor
eether with his colleagues in perfect good un-
derstanding in private ana Public life he has
gained the confidence and good will of all
classes 1t is as already stated, our hope that he
will some day return to us, but until then,
we would render him our thanks and best
wishes for the future. Merwin proposed that
the Colonial Council passes a vote OF thanks
to End Crownmember %. Courau) the pro-
posal was adopted with 10 votes aud Menu
bers rose from their seats.
End Crownnember (Coarau) begged to-
tender his thanks for the kind expressions
and wishes just offered by the hon
Durable Member for Frederiksted Country
District and the Colonial Council. Al a citi-
zen, residing a good number of years
in this Island, he had found it his duty to
try all in his power to contribute to up.
hold and develop the interests and prosperi-
ty of the place, and he hoped with all his
heart that good will yet come to tho Island.
He would beg to express his appreciation CT
the pleasant times he has spent here, aud he
trusted that the same good spirit ana coop
GRAFTON as hitherto will also in future prevail.
The meeting was then adjourned at
$50 o'clock.
RESUME.
The Colonial Council established by CoIo-
nal Law of 9th November 1863 was
dissolved on the 25th March 1907, and the
new Colonial Law came into operation Oh the
LIST April 1907.
General Elections of Members were held on
the 18th and l2th April same year under the
Rules for secret voting; by Publication OF 18th
April 1907 from the Government of the Danish
West Indies, the Members elected rs well AS
those nominated by His Majesty the King,
we're convened for an Extraordinary Meet
ING Oh he 9th May 1907; In that Meeting the
Councils Officials and the Communal Comm 3
sions we're 6 'eoted. Blackwood had reported
inability to attend, Stakemann had forward
ed a letter declining to accept election;
Blackwood took his seat in another Meeting;
his D tent of election was examined to-
gether with the other patents; in Meeting
of the 9Th May 1907, the Colonial Council
granted Stak"mann's request to be relieved
and a new Election to ill the place Of 2ni
Member for F. ed erik3ted's Country District
was held on the when F. Lunley
was returned as End Member for Frederik-
sted's Country District.
The 1st Session 1907-OS of the present
Elective period a years. was opened on the
9th May 1907 the Ordinary Meetings for
the year were fixed for Monday 9th May,
22nd July, Both September, and 26th Nov
ember 1907, 17th January 4 2f'rd March
1905 of those Meetings, the ono for 25sh
November was postponed to 9th December
and that for 17thJanuary postpone to 18th
January besides those ordinary meetings
there were 4 extraordinary Meetings, in all
10 Meetings.
The Colonial Council held in l881-82 =
meetings, 1928, Il 1883 81, y 1884-85
25; 1886, 10; 1861, 7; 1887. SO, 9;
188s-89, !; 1899 80, Z; l89O-91, 7 1912,
g.; 1925 7 1893-94, 6 : 1894-95. 2 1885
SO. 5; 1861, 6: 1697-98, 6; 1o96-99, Z:
1901 1900, Z; 10000, 6 19Ol-O2, e; 1902
O3, 6; 10000, 8; 1904 Us, 10; 19I6-06, 8
19O6-O7, s meetings.
On the 2nd October 1907 the Municipal
Committee established by 5 63 Of tae\ Col
onial Law commenced operations, after the
S Members ana 2 Substitutes had been
elected bv the Colonial Council on the 20th
May 1907 the Municipal Committee had
elected Chairmen and Delegates OF the
several Communal Commissions.
The Cases that were standing over in the