, 1914-04-08

a station at all, if we will not take the
necessary steps regarding its extension just
during hard times it is necessary to take
such steps as this in question. Regarding
an administrator such a question has not
been up in the Committee. The majority
and the minority have full confidence IL the
Director.
3rd Crown Member (Ssqelche) said it was
hatteriug for him to see that he had such
power over people, He could not agree
with the sending back the matter for the
renewed consideration of the Committee.
He could not see, that any argument was as
yet brought mp proving the necessity OF the
enlargement of the Station. Why was it
necessary to have 215 acres to supply st.
Croix with seedlings a? The necessary acres
for that purpose could be acquired on other
estates, eventually hired on the neighbour
ing estates.
4th Crown Member (L2u6aer P|eterse11 was
very sorry that the hon. Bird Grown Member
(Segolcke) had felt himself as a schoolboy
under the criticism Of the schoolmaster, but
he need not consider himself a schoolboy,
every public person must accustom himself
to be criticised.
He would point out, that he did not speak
of an administering Committee, the admin
istratl0n should he with one man. There
should be q Committee consisting of Planters.
These Planters should give advice and take
Their share Of the responsibility. Something
equal to the Hospital COmmison, the School
Commission. He for his part must say,
that he often had felt satisfied, that he could
not act alone, but had to lay matters before
the School Commission and thereby De re-
lieyed of the whole responsibility.
In his opinion the Experiment Station
was of such Importance, that the Colonial
Treasury should take over the eventual de-
tcit.
lst Member for Christiansted Town
(StakeDanD) was sorry, that he had mis-
understood the hon. 4th Crown Member
regarding q Committee, as he now under
stood it, he could fully agree with the ldea.
He would take the opportunity Of asking the
Chairman, what had become Of the Com
mittee, that had been elected, when the
question of the starting of eu experiment
station came up.
His Excellency the acting Vice-GoyeruOr
(Bmumdnn) answered, the Committee in
question-as far as he remembered was
only created for establishing an Agricultural
Experiment Station.
1st Member for Christiansted Town
(StaHemaau) was sorry to differ with His
IACGlIcuC9 1AC OOLLttA''CO va GtIACA NtCCt
the establishing Of the station, he, the
Speaker, was himself q member. On being
asked, the late Governor Limpricht answered
shat the Committee was permanent.
4th Member for Christiausted Country
District lSchnieqelolol thought. that the
hon. LIST Member for Christiansted Town
(Stakemann) was wrong, the Committee did
not exist any longer.
His ExceIlency the acting Vice-Goyernor
CBaumor9) felt pretty sure, that the Com
mlttee did not exist any longer
LIST Member for Chrjstiansted Town
(Stabcmuln) would recommend a Commit
tee; where money was to be spent, it was
good to have some control.
1at Member for Frederiksted Town
(CouLer) felt encouraged to make some re-
marks. First he would thank Government,
that there will not be taken any vote to-day.
He had been asked on which side he would
vote. He was left IN some doubt, if he
should vote on the big mans side. Pre-
sumably, he was not supposed to have any
opinion of his own. He would take the
courage to say, that his experience had been
that never had he suffered anything from
having his own OPINION and from saying it
In his opinion The Minority had q very good
chance Of working the Majority, so he would