, 1916-02-05

as a enumeration for supervising the pup
lie health in the Island III accordance WI"
the rules, which will be hxed by me wv
lister of Finance, en- condition., that the
Kings Physician relinquishes private
practice by visits to the Houses anu on
condition, that said official engages to take
over upon demand. and without my spe-
cial remuneration the duties connected WIN
the office of the Kings Physician Tor o.
Thomts and St. Jan, when this once
becomes vacant, and, rs in 81. CroiS' tne
supervision of the public health III d.
Thomas and St. Jan.
The provision, that the Kings Fhysi-
clan must relinquish, private practice oy
visits to the houses, will, however, Only
become valid, when a physician has oesn
appointed to reside in the Midlands OF d.
Cruix.
REMARKS ON THE DRAFT OF Law.
The Law No. LOT of 9th April 1906 cou-
corning the abolition of offices in the Da-
nish West Iudies contains in s 7 the pro-
vision, that the law must be revised at
the latest before the lapse of 10 years af-
ter it's coming into force,
The above Draft is introduced in order
to meet this provision.
With regard to the individual sections
the following remarks are submitted.
adj l.
1t must be considered unnecessary to
maintain two offices in st. Croix for Officers
of Justice, ae the official duties can be dis
charged by Que official whose residence
would, most reasonably, be III Frederik-
sted. The two present Officers OF Justice
in st. Croix receive al annual salary of
N - nOn -~~l ~l,a anSN = lrDnsn
AS allowance for local travelling exren-
ees, hey each receive FIR. 1900 annually.
The salary of the incumbent of the com
bined Offices should be raised somewhat,
and can suitably he fixed at the same
amount as the officer of Justice receives
in St. Thomas viz. FIR. $1,000 annually be,
sides which, the allowance for local travel
ling expenses should be raised from Fir.
1900 to 1000 annually.
The court days in the Jurisdictions of
Christiansted and Frederiksted remain
the same as hitherto.
ad s 2.
When the off are combined, and the
incumbent of the joint offices of Judge,
Recorder and Policemaster 10 the Juris-
dictions of Christiansted and Frederik-
sted has to reside in Frederiksted, it will
in Difference to the population in the Juria-
diction of Christiansted be necessary, TINT
one of the Assistant Policemasters should
reside in Christiansted aud attend to the
duties of Policemaster there. For this he
should receive an additional salary, the
amount of which can be fixed at Fr. 1000
annually. By virtue of the Law No. 116
of 9th April 1906 concerning the salaries
of different officials and employees in the
Danish West Indies, the Assistant Police
masters receive a salary of Fir. $500 annu-
ally and a Sc iority allowance, viz. Fir. 500
annually after 5 years sci vice and another
FIR 500 after 10 years service. Their nj
lownnce for local travelling expenses is
Fir. $50 annually.
ad 3.
According TO s S of the Law No. 116 of
9th April 1916 tue Postmaster in ST. Thamas,
whose salary is FIR. 10000 annually, is bound
to superintend the Customs Department in
St. Thomas for a remuneration of Fir. 1000
annually. It may alre dy be considered
rather impossible for one official to attend to
the duties Of both the Postmaster and the
Receiver of CuStcm4 III a satisfactory man
her, for which reason Government has been
obliged to remove the Controller of Customs
in Frederiksted to ST. Thomas to assist the
Postmaster with the Customs Department.
When the traffic ia the Harbour of st.