, 1912-02-28

economical interest to the whole community
was connected with the safeguarding of this
its principal source of income, but that fruit
in town did not need a greater protection
than any other eatables, the theft of which
is considered to be sufficiently punished &C
cording to the now existing laws.
3rd Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Blacksgood) mentioned an instance
where some cane plants which had been
planted as experiment were stolen, such
thefts he considered ought to be punished
hard.
2nd Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Lunney) recommended the Law, 1T
was not alone the planters but also the poor
er class that would reap benefit from it.
3rd Member for Christiansted Country
District (Leeuy) proposed a Committee OF 5.
4th Grown Member Rubner-Petersen)
recommended the law, which he considered
excellent. But how was the law made known
TO the people before it came into force, it
was q serious thing for these people not to
know when the change took place.
The GOoernmentSecretary said that the
laws were recorded in the Courts, besides
being inserted in the public papers, when it
was anything special, 1t was sent to the diff
ferent estates.
End Member for Frederiksted Town (GoE-
dem must confess that he did not partake in
the P6u6fal SdtlbldCtlOu Will Illus INV We
spend such a lot of money on education and
the peoples morals were still so bad, ore OF
the hon. Members had said, that this law
ought to have come in force ten years ago;
that showed, that all the money we had
spent on education was wasted.
4th Crown Member (Rubuer- Petersen an
swerrd the last speaker, that this law had
nothing to do with the education 50 far. In
school the children were taught the COM
mandment: Thou shalt not eteal,-but what
could that help, when the children could tell
the teachers that it was not far from q lie
Tor in life outside school they might steal as
much as they liked,-the hon. last speaker
could not at all make the School responsible
for these circumstances
If the School Board got copies of the law
TO distribute in the different schools, he
would consider it n practical way to let the
people get knowledge about the law.
The Chairman remarked to the last Speak
er that there was no fear about that cues
ton, for it had spread wonderfully among
the people already, that q new law was pro-
posed, and the lubourng class was discussing
it eagerly.
If none requested the word further, he
would put to vote, whether a Committee
should be elected or not.
None requested the word and the voting
resulted in that 8 voted for a Committee.
The Chairman remarked that if none OBJ
jected, he would consider it for adopted, that
the Committee should consist of 5 members
and he would postpone the voting until after
q recess.
After a recess The voting took pace with
the result that Blackwood, S~takemann, Smith
nnd CIeagh with - votes each, and Levy
With u were elected.
The Chairman declared 1st Discussion
closed
The Chairman then took up the continuation
OF 2nd Discussion on the report on postpone.
ment of the Revision Of the Gendurmes Law,
postponed earlier in the Meeting.
The Chairman read the Report in Danish
and English, and declared the report open
for Discussion.
No one requested the word.
The Report was put to vote.
II votes for, none against.
The Chairman declared 2nd Discussion
closed.
The Chairman remarked that Government
wished 3rd Discussion to come on to-day
and if no objection was made, Bird Discussion
was opened.