, 1912-08-17
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR 81. GROIN

The following Members had notified their
inability Of attending LIST, End aud 3rd
Grown Members (Andersen, Schmlegelow
and Jean Petersen) End Member for Fred
eriksted Tow (Golden) ana 4th Member
for Frederiksted Country District (Thorn-
berg.)
His Excellency the Governor (Helweg-
Larsen) attended the Meeting.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and tacitly adopted.
The Chairman ~(Stakemann) thanked for
the re election as Chairman. From the re-
marks in the Council and his reelection he
saw that the majority was in principle in con
formity with his views and considered his re-
election as Chairman as a protest against
the attacks made towards him in the last
meeting.
3rd Member for Christiansted Country
District (LeevU asked if the statements
which Government sent the Council for in
spection could not in future be printed and,
before the meetings, distributed amOrg the
members, especially he thought about the
statement from the Agricultural Station.
HIS E.cceUency answered, that he had no
objection to the printing of these matters.
The Chairman would put under discus
sion whether the annual reports from the
Agricultural Station should be printed.
Bird Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Blackaoood) recommended the
printing and distributing among the mem
bers.
The Chairman had expected, that q Com
mittee would have been appointed to look
mo this matter. He didn'G- know what
authority the Council had in respect to this
matter. A Commission had been appo nted
when the Agricultural Station was started,
bI1t what hOJ bacOina IF II ha did not knOw
it having been last consulted in respect to
the purchase and building of the Expert
mental Station.
End Member for Christiansted Town
(Schneider) thought it would be good to
have the statement printed; there is much
complaint of the Agricultural Station amolg
the population.
lis EcceUency was sorry to hear about
complaints Of the Agricultural Station, noAe
had reached the Government, and he would
advise the honorable last Speaker to re-
commend people who complained to him
t. address their complaints to government.
2nd Member for Christianstel Town
(Schnejder) remarked, that he had not
meant complaints against the Agricultural
Station, but that the population was ON
planning of, that they Do not get anything
to know about how the money was spent
and what WO k the Station was dong.
The Chairman remarked, that HIS Excel
lency now has promised to have the state
ment printed.
2ud Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Lnnney) was astpnished to hear
about complaints. The planters look at it
in another way, they were glad to have the
Station.
The Chairman declared the discussion on
this matter was closed.
The Chairman then read the communiea-
tions to the Council since last meeting
Letter from Government, No. 1S5, OF 10Th
ult., informing the Council that it has
pleased His Majesty the King by Royal Re-
solution of 9Th June a. C. to sanction the
Law about postponement of Revision of Law
concerning a Gendarmery Corps in the
Danish West Indies No. 1T of 9th April
1906 adopted by the Diet.
Letter from do, No. 1852, Of 29th ult.,
forwarding to the Council Il copy of the
statement of the Colonial Treasury for the
financial year 10000, made out in the Min
istry of Finances.
Letter from do, No. LOLA, of 31st ult.,
informing the Council that it has pleased