, 1913-12-10

With regard to the qlleSGlOn OF OpefaIlohr
taken MP by another Member, His EAcellen-
cy would repeat what he already had SAID
before i'm this Meeting, hat it would be-
better if the hon. Members woNld send IN
reports of such cases, then Government
could look into the matter. If there is any
complaints Of the Public, 1T would be better
to bring it before Government than brir ging
it here. in the Council.
1st Member for Christiansted Town
(StukeusaSn) thanked His EXcellency for the
calculations given.
Regarding the telephone there seems. to.
be blame attached 10 some one. A business,
man would before giving his order have
procured estimates of cost and after eXamin-
ing same place his order. But in the case
in question the procedure has been the re-
verse. The order has first been placed and
afterwards estimates obtained from other
sources.
Regarding the Oeconoma question it is
of course difficult beforehand to decide whe-
ther q person, whose qualifications are nm
known to the members of the Hospital Com
mission, could fill the position satisfactorily
until tried. 1t is not q position tor whicn
there is an examination prescribed aud APP
plicants cannot therefore be supplied With
official certificates rs TO qualification. But
when they produce recommendations ms dub
at least one of the applicants in question:,
then it would seem TO the Speaker, that.
enough consideration could be shown as nt
least to admit snrA applicants to a trial,
when there among the applicants are not
found any whom the CommissiOn could re-
commend. Were the duties of al Dec )noml
such as to require medical OF other techuirab
skill, the recommendations OF laymen could
not be of any weight, but when the duties
principally consist in weighing s~uppliesy
keeping a simple account OF what is recelye,A
and what used, it might be- supposed, that.
most people could be judges OF such quail
ications.
When therefore applicants whose qualif-
cations are not known to the Members Of
the Commission produce recommendations
from respectable and known b~urghers im
the Community, and there IRE found no
other among the applicants whom the Com
massiop could recommend, then it is %uuiust,
unfair and wrong not to give the recon-
mended applicant at feast n triul.
The Speaker considers it the duty Of
Members of the Council, when anything
detrimental to the interests of the Com
muuity comes under their notice to bring
the matter before the Council which is the
right place for Members to seek calculations.
and bring complaints; we see how the Minis
try at home as soon rs any matter or COM
plaint, even trifing ones, are Brought to
their notice through Members of the Diet,
ut once takes up the matter for examina-
zion. 1t is not pleasant for private persons
to make complaints outside of the Council.
Members are here to express their opin-
ions freely and not only to vote.
The question referring to operations of
poor persons. was simpIy this. Can persons,
who have NOT the means to pay for u surgi-
cal operation have sam performed without
charge at the Hospital by tbs Hospital Ply
stefan, or mast they pay Ter same, and if
this latter be the case, can the expenses
be defrayed from the money granted for.
support to the POOR
The Chairman (KdEmery said. that he.
had let the expression "~unfair'' pass, be-
cause the Member was so excited.
1st Member for Christiausted Town
(&0henentn). repent it..
The Chairman (Kdlmer) -. With regnrd
to the Woman, that went around with q sub
scription list to get money for an opel alton,
lie knew nothing about that, but he could
not prevent people from going to West End
to be operated. It could not be expectod
from q Doctor, that he should be M evnert