, 1915-05-22

Item 10.
Request from Government for the sane
ton of the Colonial Council that the
Immigration Fund assumes the half
part Of the RumshOp in Frederik.te /
belonging to Queen Loulse'5 Society
for attendance on sick and nursing Of
children in the Danish West India
Islands"
Tn Chairman (Stohem0nn) rked,
that this item is on the Order of the Day but
ought to have been either printed and cir
culated among the members, or laid open
Tor Inspection as prescribed in s 5 of the
rules OF business, but as this has not been
done, Members cnn hardly be expected to
be sufficient y acquainted with the mutter
for discussion today.
His ExceIlency the actg. Vice Governor
(Boa1tdn1D understood, that a translation
OF the letter had been read aloud. The mat
ter was very simple. An Institution foY
benevolent purposes wished for strictly in
side reasons to shift hands. The proposal Of
Government is, as Queen Louie's Society
wants to give up income from the Rumshop
aud cannot be without the advantage. chat
the immigration Fund takes over the Socie-
tvs share. There will be no loss connected
with this arrangement.
The Chairman ~(Stakemann) would pro-
pose that this matter was dealt with in one
discussion. IT none of the hon. Members
objected, he would tnke it for t~acitly adop.-
ed, that only one discussion should take
place.
No one demanded the word, and the Chair
man (Stakenann) declared that this matter
would be subject to only one discussion,
LIST Member for Frederiksted Town (Cou!-
ter fully agreed with the hon. Chairman.
that tins mOttQp Gbr1l1 how. Ioo, ,,;nk.1
1t was impossible for the Members to form
any opinion from hearing tins letter once
read. He would propose that the letter was
printed and a Committee elected.
2nd Member for Frederiksted Country
District (NOrd6y) commented on the matter.
Bird Member for Chli5tiansted Country
District 10. Leevy) would ask, whether if
the money was paid III to the immigration
Fund and by this disbursed TO the Chit
dreu's Home, it did not in the last instance
come from drink.
His Exeellency the acting Vice Governor
~(Bauma2n) did not consider it correct that
the Council went into the motives of the
Society.
The Chairman (Suhe04oan) remarked TINT
according to the rules Of business the dis
cuSsiOn ought t. cease as u motion for q
Committee had been made, and he woul now
PUs TX - ~ lIA6 FDItb IL INC
hon. prepayment would propose the number
of members he considered suitable.
Ist Member for Frederiksted Town (Cou2-
ter) proposed 5 Members.
The Chairman (Stakenvnm) then put to
vote, if q Committee Of 8 members should
be elected.
II voted for, none against.
The Chairman ~(Stakenaaan) remarked,
that according to the Rules of Business S 10
last sentence, q recess of 10 minutes shou.A
be given, when q Committee is proposed
during q meeting. But before giving a re-
cess, he would outside of the Order OF the
Day ask Government, if the Council could
not stick to the old rule of holding its
meetings on q Monday. Government had
for the coming year fixed all its meetings Oh
Wednesday. Now Monday was q half holt
day for many agriculturi>ts, while Wednes-
day was a full working day, it would there
fore be a great inconvenience for many Of
the Council Members to meet ON Wednes-
day.
His Excellency the actg. Vice Governor
(BdMnaant) answered that the reason why
Government had fixed the meetings on
Wednesday was because it WIS mail day,
But Government was quite willing to change
the day.
The Chairman (Staken1ann) thanked His
EXcellency and then gave the recess.