, 1913-04-09
DRAFT
of Ordinance conserving an addition
to the Ordinance for st CroIn Of
Goth September 1911 concerning mea-
Sures against diseases Of the Cotton
plont.

The Government is authorized to allow,
when special circumstance recommend it,
departures from the rule in s 3 of the Ordi-
nance for st. Croix of Goth September 10 /
concerning measures against diseases of
the Cotton plant, according to which
planting of cotton cannot take place be-
fore the lapse of a period of from 2 to 4
weeks from the date fixed for the compile
ton Of the uprooting and burning of the
old plants.
REMARKS.
The Government has received from the
agricultural Society" a petition request
ing that there may be granted to the
Commission elected in accordance with
s l of the Ordinance OF Goth September
1911, authorization to set aside for the
present year the rule in s 3 of the Ordi-
nance, according to which there shall have
passed a fixed time between the uprooting
of the old cotton and the planting of new
cotton on an estate. The reason for the
petition was that such a departure from
the rule is necessary, in order to escape
from the too late planting of the cotton
areas.
AS such a departure will require the
warrant of an Ordinance, the present Draft
is brought forward, which, as it is by no
means inconceivable that a like situation
to the present may again arise, has in view,
not only the immediate occasion, but is
intended to give the Government a gen
eral authorization, when the circumstances
recommend it, to allow a departure from
the rule in s B of the Ordinance in regard
to the earliest date for planting.
HIS Ecceuency introduced the Ordinance
and remarked that Government some weeks
ago had received q communication from the
Agricultural Society of st. Croix informing
the Government that the Society in q meet
ing had unanimously agreed for this year to
ask for exemption from the stipulations in
S 3 III the Ordinance of goth September 1911
as the Cotton Cultivators last year were
rather late in planting so that an early plant
ing this year would interfere with the Cot
ton crop, if the regulations in the said 3
shall be adhered to. Government was will
ing to listen to this wish but at the Same
time Government could see that the same
circumstances, 3 dry years early planting
might come again and therefore considered
it b~etter~te ask for a more extended authority
to permit deviations from the stipulations in
3. In conformity with these considera-
tions this Draft of Ordinance has been framed
by which it will be possible to accommodate
the Cotton cultivators according to the cir
cumstances. His ExceIlency recommended
the Ordinance to the hon. Councils favour
able adoption.
4th Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Ihorn6erg) said that this addition
to the old Ordinance would be received with
satisfaction by the Cotton cultivators. Most
of the work would fall on the Cotton Com
mission but if the Members of this Commits
sion were willing to do the work he could
not see but there was reason to thank Gov
eminent for this Ordinance and would re-
commend it.
No one further requesting the word LIST
Discussion was closed.
With Governments consent the Chairman
put to vote to let End Discussion take place.
The Council unanimously agreed to this.
End Discussion open.
No one requested the word.
The Chairman with Governments con-
sent put to the vote to let 3rd Discussion
take place.
This was unanimously adopted.
No one requested the word.
The Chairman read the Ordinance IN