, 1912-08-17

Knight Of Danne1rog and Dan@e6rogsmo~d,
A1AKtS NOW BY virtue of 5 3 of the Colonial Law
tlI] Of 9Th April 1906 have Professionally sanctioned the
following Ordinance adopted by the Colonial Council OF St.
Croix.
The Government of the Danish West India Islands is authorised
to dispose, during the period from the LIST August to the 3lst October
10 = Of th an 1 3mo%nt hot 1 F1ed f{ t Fe'4@ nr9 o@s' Of 81 sr 'nS ea advances "S!o1 to
owners of land in St. Croix in order to enable them to continue the
f fne" crop es 36 Ingt b ep pl" "s%dS' Of II 1'' Ha% 1881 s5"r ofr "D ordinances Of
21t June l849 and 10th February 1878.
porionatelv to the are in cane and cannot exceed twenty five Francs
per acre. No advances can be given to any party having less than ten
acre in cane.
The amounts advanced, with interest at the rate Of -four
per cent? |. a are to be repaid indemnfyngly in the following man
a as regards estates delivering their crop to central factories with
such a quota Of each payment for canes delivered as the Govern
b. as regards other estates with three equal instruments falling due
respectively on the 18th Apri, 18th May and 18th June 1913.
If the advances granted, with interest thereon or should Ihoul.d, not 4 have have
date at the rate of 80 pa.
The party receiving advances binds himself to submit to such con,
troll with the management of the estate and the area and condition OF
the cane-feIds as the Government may consider requisite.
The party receiving advances binds himself not to dispose of any
part of his crop unless with the consent Of the Government, until the
he submits to what restrictions the Government may consider neces-
sary, among others the prohibition against the expectation OF sugar
The advances must be applied exclusively for the turther1ng Of the
cultivation of the sugar-cane.
Should any party having re 2eived advances be found to have ap-
piled the advances for other purposes, the amount advanced becomes
IL at nee w no more uNduCSS Sh NJ 6H"No +i 10y ~~~Ir
at dsposing of the crop in contravention Of the provisions of 5 1 vail
have the same consequences.
The Government is further authorized to dispose, dnrlng the pc
riod from list November 1912 to the 31st March 1913, Of an amount
not exceeding 1000 Francs Of the means belonging to tn Imm8[a-
ton Fund for the same purpose against the same security INC on ne
same conditions a stated above, in such a way, however, that the maX
mum Of tn advances is fved. in each individual case propofuohately
to the AREA in plants and cannot exceed half the estimated V4We OF mo
crop that said area may reasonably be expected to yield, and under !"
ircnnmsmnces exceed one hundred and twenty five Francs pr. acre NO
advances can be given unless the canes have attained uch q grown
that q crop in 1918 may be reckoned upon with certainty. NO adVan
e can be given to any party having less than five acres III plants
Advances urder IS / and G cannot be granted to parties "" ave
not renaid in full advances previously received from the Immigration
Fund
To which all concerned have to conform.
The Government of the Danish West India Islands
st. Crox, the 5th August, 1912.
Under nv Hand and he Seal Of Government.
HELWEG LARSEN.
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BAUMANN.
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PROVISIONAL ORDINANCE
ooncornino advances from the immigration
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