, 1909-11-24
PROF. EDIN GS
OF THE
(OL0NIAL COUNCIL
FOR ST. CROTX.

mONDAY 10Th November, 1909, l o'clock
AsiA p. M. the Colonial ouncil held its 4th
Ordinary Meeting for the present elective
year.
The Members we're present with exception
of 4th Crown Member Uarsen) who had
notified his inability to attend there were
Is Members present besides the Chairman.
The Governor of the Danish West Indian
Islands was present.
The Chairman (Kalmer) would, before the
Council proceeds to the business on the
Order of Day, beg to inform the Council Off
cially that he had today on behalf of the
Council for the Municipality of ST. Croix re-
ceived from the Grand Sire of the Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows, DR.. Petrus Bey-
er, who is now here, the Deed of Gift from
the said Order on the Asylum for Lepers,
erected by the said Order of Odd Fell ows on
Richmond, for Sc of Lepers in the Danish
West India Islands; and he would now beg
to hand the said Deed of Gift to the Gov
eminent for safe keeping.
The Chairman (Halmor) notified the re-
ceipt of the following communications from
Government, viz: l, 9th Oct, No. 1909, for
warding copies Of Additional Money Bill to
the Budget for 1909 10 sub III, XIV and
XVI, which are on the Order of Day 2,
18th Oct, No. 1888, according to which His
Majesty the King had by Royal Resolution
of 10th September sanctioned the Additional
Money Bills passed on the 18th July last, viz
XIV, Support to former Veterinary Surgeon
Hansen FIR. 555 SIS sub XIV Building Elk
penses Fir, 1000 for Water Closets at Peters
Farm Hospital sub XVI Uncertain Expen-
ses FIR. 1850 Assistance to Turnkey for au
operation for appendicitis 8, I3thOct No.1241,
according tc which His Majesty the King had
by Royal Resolution of 10th Sept, sanction
cd the Or dinance passed on the 18th July
concerning advances from the Immigration
fund to landowners to keep up the cane Gull
t~iyation, 4, 14th Oct, No. 1913, forwarding
Copies Of Draft Of Ordinance concerning pro-
lection forbade Marks, which is on the Order
of Day, 5, from 4thMember for Froderiksted
Country District (Merwin) as Chairman of
the Committee ON Draft concerning Public
Physicians in st. Croix, with Report from
the Majority and Minority, which are on the
Order OF Day s, from Government 23rd
Oct, 1860, forwarding Draft of Budget for
1910-11 with Money Bills, and estimate of
Building Repairs, which Draft is on the
Order of Day, as we'll as the Money
Bills and the Estimate on the Councils
Table; Z from Coulter, Chairman of the
Municipal Committee, forwarding copy of
the deliberatiou protocol to ult. September,
which is on the Councils table; 8, from
4th Member for Frederiksted Country Dis
trict (Merwin) forwarding Interpolation to
Government asking for a Commission on the
Road Question, which is on the Order of
Day 9, from End Member for Frederik-
sted (Goiden) 9th Nov. forwarding IN
terpellatlon concerning Shops i'll the Coun-
try.
It will be seen, that both Interpretations
are on the Order of Day, although he had
only received them from the Members in
English alone, but no Danish. 1t will be
remembered that not long ago he had
pointed out the necessity Of having the
Danish text on all such occasions and he
would repeat it now in reality it is so, that
il is not a translation from English into
Danish that should be submitted, but a
translation from Danish into English, and
he must again impress it on Members that
as lOnu IA he is Chairman of the Council no