, 1910-02-02
q . G : { d N GS
l0IONIAL COUNCIL
Or ST.. CROTx.
C0ntinqed from IuiS No. o.

C0Hiinued from IUiS No. 81
2ud Member for Frederiksted (G0id8n(
sai this Draft is, without doubt, one OF
jEe more important laws that have been
fore this house, aud is Of mach interest to
- Island but what appealed to his (Go)-
u's) nind most freshly was the benefits
derived from teIegraphs, hence, the
r os,8it, Of encouraging them, particularly
8a the side of the community; it will be
q ice however, that under the Draft as it
roa, amounts collected for the privileges
to the Stalotrensury he (Golden) is
& .aoy opposed TO all mouopoIies, but the
~ ats stipulated for the privilege ought
10 20 ~ the Community anil not to the
t.a. There are several other points which
s.vgve TO be considered and adjusted by o
o.am5ttee on the Draft. In the next place it
notified the Ministry Of Finances would
era.uly under this law have power to issue
.DJs of concession bnt it is Just that he
rJmuented on, that if this Draft be passed
Lew, then, according to : z the Minister
Finances has full power to decide the
rms OF such concession, while the Colonial
oeuciI nor the Government here has no
chance OF q eQy us to the terms Of such
,a.nossious,- -; the Ministry Of Finances
ing Ter away from the colonies aud in
pst cases possessing no knowledge, or
.impte knowledge, Of our affairs ia the
%a,olies, might not always be able to cope
.ih the emergencies OF the colonies, at all
"reuts not to that extent which can be ex-
oetod whom the terms are arranged with
oaaI authorities. Moreover, after the
Grange Of the ColonialIaw, whereby the
people Of these Islands are called on to
watch over and attend to their own affairs,
hIe 10 try to manage them at best Gdvnn-
ta3e, it does seem that the Colonial Council
and che people should have the right Of
Using the terms Of a Concession for tele-
araphic work in the colonies, an institution
which will and must, when once established,
BE o. use to mechanics, business men, i'll
tdct all parts Of the com nunity. It seems
not consistent with the Law nor the
spirit Of the Law TINT the Ministry Of
Finances be invested with such an un-
limited power. 1t is, therefore and from
several other points, necessary that
q Committee be given a chance to consider
and report ON the Draft aud to suggest
conditions. He would maintain his proposal.
The Chairman (KuImer) would beg to
refer to what has been stated by His Excel.
lency the Governor, that the Draft is framed
in Copenhagen in keeping with the general
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ing to the 2ud Member for Frederik5ted
(GoIden) spoke in favour of the Draft.
The discussion was, as no one else de-
manded the word, confined to the question of
a Committee; the question Of referring the
Draft to aCommittee was then put to vote and
rejected with 10 votes against "a not voting.
The discussions on the Draft were resum-
eG Us no one further desired the word, the
1st discussion was closed the Draft passed
20 End discussion it was adopted by the
Council and sanctioned by the Governor,
Inst the 2ud discussion should come OH in
this meeting time was given for forwarding
amendments; none were proposed, and it was
adopted by the Council ard sanctioned by the
Governor. that End discussion be closed aud
tie Draft pass at once to 3rd discussion at
this 3rd discussion the government propos-
ed no amendment the 3rd discussion was
closed the Draft as submitted was then put
to the vote of the Council and adopted
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