, 1913-07-26
Translation.

Lars Christian Helweg-Larsen,
Governor of The Danish Vest India Islands,
Knight Of Dannebrog and Do"nebrogSmand,
MAKES KNOWN BY virtue of S 3 of the Colonial Law
IKE of 9th April 1906 l have Professionally sanctioned the
following Ordinance adopted by the Colonial Council of st.
CrOix.
The Government Of the Danish West India Islands is authorised
1913 of an amount not exceeding Francs 10000 of the means be-
vances to owners of land in St. Croz in order to enable them to con,
tnue the cultivation of sugar cane, against preferential claim and
nances Of 2lt June l849 and 18th February 1878
The maximum of the advances is fixed in each individual case pro-
portionateIy to the area i'll cane and cannot exceed twenty five Francs
per acre. No advances can be given to any party having less than
ten acres in cane.
The amounts advanced, with interest at the rate of 40 -four per
cent? p. a, are to be repaid indemnfyngly in the following manner;
n. as regards estates delivering their crop to central factories, with
such a quota of each payment for canes delivered as the Govern"
b. as regards other estates with three equal instalments falling due
respectively on the 18th April, 18th May and 10Th June 1914.
been repaid in full by 18th June 1914, interest will be charged from
said date at the rate of so p a
troll with the management of the estate and the are" and condition of
the cane-felds a S 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
amount of the advances, with interest thereon, has been repaid, and
he submits to what restrictions the Government may consider neceS-
sary, among others the prohibition against the expectation OF sugar
through the Custom HouSeS
The advances must be applied exclusively for the turther1ng OF
the cultivation Of the sugar-cane.
Should any party having received advances be found to have
comes due at once and no more advances can be granted him. Any
attempt at disposing of the crop in contravenhon of the provisions
of S q will have the same consequences
The Government is further authorized to dispose, during the pc
Rod ron 1t November 1913 to the 31st March 1914, If an amount
not exceeding $4,000 Francs of the means belonging to the lmmgra-
ti0n Fund for the same purpose against the same security and on the
same conditions IS stated above, IN such a way, however,, that the
maximum of the advances is fixed in each individual case proportion
atelv to the area in plants and cannot exceed half the estimated
value of the crop that said ares may reasonably be expected to yield,
and under no circumstances exceed one hundred and twenty hVe
Francs per acre. No advances can be given unless the canes have at
tanned such a growth that a crop in 1914 may be reckOned upon with
certainty. No advances can be given to any party having less than
five acres n plants.
Advances under IS 1 and 6 cannot be granted to parties who have
not repaid in full advances previously received from the Immigration
Fund.
To which all concerned have to conform.
st. Crox, the 21t july 1918.
Under my hand and the seal of Government
HELWEG-LARSEN
Will. JACoBsEN.
bpnvtet0NAt ORDINANCE