, 1911-12-06

not demanding the question brought before
the Council
The Chairmun remarked that he, rs one
of the members Of the Municipal Committee
voting in favour of the acceptance OF Mr..
Armstrong; offer for a motor car service
must be considered the culprit and should
therefore be entitled to state here his stand
point in respect to the matter before the
Council, and he would make use Of the right
accorded him to make his remarks from the
Chair before the discussions commenced.
In connection with the question of the
competence of the Municipal Committee, he
would call the attention to the Colonial Law.
The Law of 1868 accords the Council first
the power Of legislation within certain limits,
next the power OF granting the means for
the administration by yearly money grants
on the bu gets, and finally the righS of par
taking III the administration Of economical
affairs OF the Community, which latter was
effected through delegates to the different
Commissions.
The revised Colonial Law Of 9th April
1906 by its : 63 established the Municipal
Committee to supervise and partake in the
administration Of economical affairs. Not
the Colonial Council but the Ie .%islutiye body
of the Mothercouutry, the same body from
which the Colonial Council derives its au-
JllOlliN, CItuI6t the AIUlIClIDtl 1OIl' Utllt-s
which latter therefore derives its rights to
supervise aud take par in the almini.tra-
ton Of The economical atflirs from the LIE
g|lslarIye Body Of the Mothercountry through
the Colonial Law. The Council is in virtue
OF said SOB the Authority which dominates
the members Of the Committee and by a
BYLAW, sanctioned by the Minister OF Fl
nauce, mole especially defines the manner
in which the Committee executes it's func-
Gions. This Bylaw once passed by the
Council and sanctioned by the Minister is
the busis for the Committees work, but
the Council has no further control with or
power oven the Committee, except III 50 far
that the Council can at the annual election
of the members Of the Committee replace
members wIth whose action it IS not pleased
by other members, but anything more than
this is beyond the power OF the Council,
especially the Council cannot OF lis sole ac-
cord change the Bylaws. for which the
co-operatiOD Of the Minister Of Finance is
requisite.
If we now turn our attention to the eX-
listing By-Lpw we find that this always
speak Of IL corporation batween the Gov
eminent aud the COMMITTEE, not the
Colonial Council, fl.
s 4 says: 'a5 the GogeyHuteDd might see
fit to place under tie NAaicipoI CoDlmiHee.'
s 5. says: "the opinion of the -Huaic21aI
Committee should be asked"
s 6. speaks about: "1he NutcipM COM
mjttee IS entitled to make proposals to the
Government "anl further on: "tbe Mu4ici-
pal Committee has the right, through tie
Government, to require from the officials
such calculations"
: 7. "ZHe Manicpai Co0lmittee shall be
handed all recommendations and reports
"that come from officials aud other parties
through tie G~o0elHmeat; and further on ::
<the CoptmiHee shall be allowed reasonable
time to give its opinion before the re
commentators be entertained or the matter
proposed be approved.
s s. The Draft of Communal Budget shlll
be sent by Government to the NuuicpaI
COntHtjttee with all vouchers, TINT have b en-
used by GoDernDes mt, The representation
from the N'A1j:pai Coln0tjttee shall be for
warded to Government. THE HnuticpuI
Committee shall give its opinion on any ques-
ton, which Go0ert1ueut may lay before
it,"
s 8 CATER receipt of the summary state
ments tie CoD2n1ittee shall, with as little de-
lay us possible, call Governments attention
to such matters on which tie COMMITTEE