, 1916-01-22
Authority Of the Island shall ex-oticio be
the Chairman of this Committee.

4.
Matrons will be appointed to supervise
the calrying out of the rules given in s l
and 2 and else in general to advise and
guide mothers of the class of farm Iabonr-
ers, They will be saIaried from the funds
granted by this Law.
The Island is to be divided in districts,
the limits of which will be fixed by Gov
ernment AID a nation shall be appointed
for each district. These matrons shall, in
the discharge of their duty, have unrestrict-
ed admission to the working places in the
country.
An amount of up TO FIR 5000 annually
is placed at the disposal OF Government
for establishing aud MAINTAINING asyiums
for The caring Of infants during the day.
SIS.
The mntrons must, as fnr as possible,
keep u register of all pregnant women of
the class of fam la5ourers IN their dis
tricts and, if necessary, with the assist
aDce Of the midwife, whom the district con-
Germs, eudeavCur TO ascertain which Of them
are as advanced in pregnancy as stated IN l.
Should the matron discover any Gaze
where a woman, IN her opinion, is given
work in contrngen'ion OF lhe rue III : |,
the matron must i'm nedIateiy cal the Ut
tention of the employer III question to this
IaCi. LII IKE III ttlntt tud iDttt III HIS St-
pervi7e the carr yins out Of the probibiliye
measure men ioued in s 2.
She Will be charged with the distrtbu-
ton Of the grants IN ail Of mothers aud
their children, and when circum 3tauc-s
warrant it, she shall be entitled to give
foodstnff5 (niik) or other necessaries
equal to the stipulated amounts, instead Of
money.
The midwives appointed by Government
must assist the mtfrons in their work in
accordance with further Instructions, When
will be given, compare with 6.
Government 5cnn place an amount Of up
to FIR. 5000 al the disposal of the NATIONS
for purchasing foodstnffs (nilk), medicine
aud the like 10 be distributed to mothers
of the class of farm labourers, who have
children between Z weeks and l year Old.
s 6.
The matrons are under the supervision
OF the Chief Medical Authority of the Is
land, through whom they must reader a
monthly account to Government for the
money and the necessaries which they
have distributed.
Further rules for the work of the ma
irons will be fixed by instructions framed
by Government after consulting tie Chief
Medical Authority Of the Island, aud sane
toned by the Minister Of Finance, ard in
said Instructions The remuneration will al
SO be fixed, which can be granted the mid
wives for examinations in accord ance with
his Law.
ST.
The employer. WHO, Notwithstanding a
warning from the matrou, gives a woman
work without being able to prove that
this is not contrary to the rules laid down
in IS 1 and 2. shall be punished with fihes
from FIR. 10up to FIR. 100. The fines shall
be imposed upon the proprietor, if he lives
IN ST. Croix, otherwise on the manager, re-
eardless of whether or not be is himself
aware Of the unlawful employment of the
woman.
Cases of this kind shall be dealt with as
public police cases and prosecution shall be
instituted upon demand of q matron.
For defraying the expenses mentioned
in this Law ao amount of up to 10000
can annually be expended by the State
Treasury.
DE1lADUS ON DuE MP FIT ON TAW