, 1912-10-26

XAKES KN0WN: On the most submissive represent
" tation of the Ministry Of Finances His Majesty the
King was most graciously pleased by Resolution of 25th
September &C. to sanction the following Ordinance concern
ing advances from the immigration Fund for the continual
ton Of the Cane Cultivation in st. CroIx, passed at 3d DIS
cussion in the Colonial Council of st. Crox on the 9th
August &C:
The Government If the Danish West India Islands is authorised
to dispose, during the period period from T tine LIST to August "o 1T 70 n m SaSs Iefo0er
ing to the Immigration Fund, for the purpose If granting advances to
cultivation Of sugar cane against preferential claim and security in
-"' The mnzimum Of the advances IS fixed in each individua! case pro-
per acre. No advances car be given to any party having lest than tel
acres in cane.
The amounts advanced, with interest at the rate of 40Io -four
per cent? p n to be repaid indemnifyingly in the following man
a as regards estates delivering their crop to central factories, with
such a quota OF each payment or canes delivered as III 0oVern
, rs sti" @ one the @ 18th APRIL 18th May and 18th june 1918
been repaid in full by %l5thJune 1913 interest will be charged from said
date at the rate Of 6 Il p a
The party receiving advances binds himself to submit to such con-
the cane.felds 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 Ips submits to what restrictions the Government may consider neoes-
smy, among others the prohibition against the expectation OF sugar
through TIT Custom Il" Sc
The advances must be applied exclusively for the f%urtherng Of the
cultivation of the sugar-mne.
Should any party having re :eived advances be found to have APP
piled the advances for other purposes the amount advanced becomes
due at once and no more advances can be granted him. Any attempt
at dsposing of the crop i'll contrayention of the provisions of 5 4 will
have the same consequences.
The Government IS further authorized to dispose, during the Pc
Rod from lt November 1912 to the 3lt March 1913, Of al amount
not exceeding 5000 Francs of the means be onging to the lmmlgra-
ton Fund for the same purpose against the same security and o II the
same conditions Us stated above, in such a way, however, that the max
immm of the advances is fixed in each individual case proportionatey
to the area in plants and cannot exceed half the estimated value Of the
crop that said area may reasonably be expected to yield, and under no
circumstances exceed one hundred and twenty i've Francs Pr acre. No
advances can be given unless the canes have attained sucha growth
that a crop in 1913 my be reckoned upon with certainty. No adyan-
cs can be given to any party having less than five acres IN plants
Advances under IS l and 6 cannot be granted to parties who have
not repaid in full advances previously received from the Immigration
Fund
To which all concerned ha e to conform,
The Government of the Danish Yves. Inhu Islands.
St Crix, the 2rd October, 1912.
Under my Hand and The Seal Of Government
HELW i g LAR~EN.
Il. s. ----
BAUMANN.
ORDINANCE
concerning advances from the Immigra-
ton Fund for the continuation OF the