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and Francs 1901 to trcs. 5000.
Christiansted, 18th April, 1914.
G. NORDBY. O. SCHMIEGELOW
F. LUNNEY n. ". THOREBERG
ROBT LMERWIN &c. LEVY.
The Minority Segelcke remarked that he,
as DR.. Longfeld Smith has guaranteed to
reduce the amount for upkeeping of the
Laboratories, so far could agree to that,
but maintained, with the exception Of the
two aforementioned changes made by HIM,
the original report and the Minority report
Christiansted, 18th April, 1914.
SEGELCKE.
His EreelZency remarked that the Ordi-
nance could not be carried through Accord
ing to the proposals Of the Committee in the
report Of 2Ist February without getting fresh
instructions from the Home Government.
When His Excellency returned from his
trip down the Islands, he had a discussion
with the Committee from which it was cIear,
that the Committee worked out the first
report with the view that no deficit occurred
and therefore gave to the Station as ample
az possible. But when it was understood
that instruments must be paid to the lmml-
grafton Fund, the Committee took the mat
ter up again and worked out 50 that there
could be paid interest aud instruments to the
immigration Fund.
AS here now was a possibility Of coming
to a decision, His Exce1encl would leave II
to the Council to have the matter decided
in this session.
3rd Member for Frederikst0d Country
District (Lnney) would MS speaker for the,
majority OILY come with a few remarks.
The Committee having gone through the
matter and having calculations from Gov
erument found 1t right to make the hXPet-
ment Station a paying institution. T.. INST
the 1000 Frs. for housereut had now been
placed uude the income, and under some
other items changes had been made. He
considered it unnecessary to 80 into details.
The statement still left "a little balance. 10
considered it a necessity to have IN Agucul-
tural Experiment Station and would strongly
recommend the adoption Of the Ordinance.
3rd Grown Member (Segelch8) remarked
as speaker Of the Minority, now onIy repre-
sentiug himself as the hon 2nd Member for
Fredertksted Country District lNordbY hal
left the Minority and gone over to the llajo-
rity, that it would be seen, he had agreed IN
reducing one item, the amount to the lahora-
tories, but else he maintained what he hud
sud in the first report. The whole matter
might just as well give a deficit rs a surplus
And he would say, if the Director Of the
Station could run the whole estate SO that 1t
gave a surplus, he was Il very clever man and
ought to be appointed as sub Director for ul
the concerns in the Island, then the share
holders might be sure Of having a pension III
then old age.
HIS ErcedeDcy answered he had no doubt
that the concerns would all prove profitable
if they had subsidies of Frs. 10000 from
Government.
Bird Crown Member 6, qelche) answered,
that as FIR as he could see the subsidy OF
Frs. 10000 had already been spent.
HIS EccelI6ncy answered TINT the amount
must then be deducted on the expense side
for the whole estate.
4fh Member for Christiansted Country
District (Scllujegeto~) said As it was Dcces-
sary that anything what could be doae to
support the planters, VINO We're the upkeep
of the Island, should he done, we ought
not to vote against this Ordinance, by
getting good seed, we can get more out OF
every area. Last year he was lucky eoou4h
to get seedlings from the Station, this year
he could get none. He recommended 10
vote for the Ordinance.
3rd Member for Frederiksted Country
District (LauaneW could not see the neces-
sity Of discussing the matter any longer, it