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OF THE COLONIAL COUNCIL FOR ST. CROIX. (Continued from yesterday’s Avis.) f Ist Member for Frederiksted Town(Jack- son) remarked: Mr. Chairman. I agree | with the Honcrable 2nd Member for Chris- t:ansted Town that the salaries of some teachers are too low while some are paid | too high. I would like to ask the Chair- | man of the Municipal Committee (Cane- gata) what are the reasons given for in- creasing the special teachers, and what | are special teachers ? What Kkind of | teachers are specified as special teach- ers, and how many natives are employed | as special teachers? ? 2nd Member for Christiansted Town [Canegata] in repy to the last speaker said,— Mr. Chairman. Sewing teachers, music teachers and domestic science teachers, teachers in administration are special teachers. Principal Teacher’s sal- aries are fixed by Ordinance and Special Teacher’s salaries are fixed by the Di- rector of Education. 4th Member for Frederikstel Count'ry Distriet (And rsen) remarked: Mr. Chair- | man. White the idea of th> Counecil in | fixing the salaries for Principal and | Graded Teachers was in line with the | requirements of the island, it s2ems that there is no limt to Special teachers. | That’s ore thing 1 want to have on re- | cord as needing a change. Government Sceretary [ Zane] remark- | od: Mr. Chairman. I might state in | that connection speaking for myself, I | am no more sati<fid with the method of | fixing s-laries ior teachers than the gen- | tleman who has just spcken and lif any | scheme can be proposed which would | tend to batter the sitaation, Government | wouid be very glad to seriously c¢onsider | it. . Ist Member for Frederiksted Town | [Jackson] remarked: Mr. Chairman, | Why I am k2en on the question of teach- | er’s salaries is because the School Direc- | tor is empo vered to fix salaries. Iknow <o)me instances where some special teach- ers bave been discharged without a hear- inz: without having been previously ae- | quainted with any violation of the regu- lations, and other more favored ones tak- en on. This eertainly gives the Direcior of Edueation leeway to favoritism. | 2nd Member for Christiansted Town [Cancgata): Mr. Chairman. Since that | 1s the case we should ask the Honorable Member of the Council who is on the [Kd- ucational Board to give us his experieace. 20d Memboar for Frederiksted Country Distriet [Curryl: 1 think the Chairman of the Coune'l is better able Jto give the necessary elucidations. Mr. Chair- man. We started to inspect the schools ET Lo 8y Jast year but did not get througch. We were told that w 2 woenld be advised as o ? when the work of inspection would start again but up to the prasant w 2 have not | reccived any information. ; Dospatehinz Secratary [Burreft] re- | marked: Mr.Chairman. Beinis alsoamem- ? bar of the E lucational Brard of Re:view | [ have hare the pay coils for the Dapart- | mant of E lucation for tha month of May | any mz2mHer desiring information as re- | gards salaries and nutionality I would de | willinz to give it. %. No further discussion. D:partmentof | E I.ication tacitly ad pted. ; SUBSIDIES: ? The Chairman renarked: Honorable | Members, | have to state that the con- | tract with th2 West India and Panama | Tolegraph Compiny will expire in Marca next year. Non further discussion. Subsidies ta- citly adopted. ‘ MISCELLANEOUS, 9nd Member for Christiansted Town (Can=gitl) handed 1n an amendment which reads as follows: f AMENDMENT ? t. the Diaft ofBudget 1924-25. Uander Item Miscellaneous add sub- item: : No. 51l Ia ailto Century Brass Baind, F.ederiksted ......Frs. 1500.00 ““ 52. Inaidw Native Brass Band, Christiansted *° 1590 00 ** 52(a)In aid to lndustrial Brass Band, Chris- tianated...-.... ... .. 00 D. C. CANEGATA, 2.d Member Christiansted Town & Suburbs. 2nd Memboar for Christiznsted Town (Canegata) in iatrcducing his amend- m-nt said, —Mr. Ciairman. Hoaorable Members will norice what has happened is, that the subsidies for the Native Brass Band of Caristiansied and the C ntury Brass Band of [Prederiksted hive bean redaced. [ think in order to | ¢Hhrme to some understanding Honorable Members should kno>w why those sub- sidies were given. Formerly the oaly band that was given a subsidy was the Industrial Brass Bani; when it was first given the subsidy it never appeared on the budget as an item; it was paid out of the Military Muasic Fund. Later, when most of the original [ndustrial Bandi b- came th2 Navy Baod in 1917 and was transferred to St. Thomas, to <ncouraze public masie and keep the local organi- zations running it was decided to give the Native ani Cantury Bands $25.00 each par month as a sabsidy and tne amoant buizretted, ar the sim2 time the $lO 0) given to the Indastrial Band was trans- ferred from the Music Fund to the Bul- got. Ido not know the reason why that was don2>. Tae two Bands which were receiving Fres. 125 per month each, then asked that that amount be increased; The Council not wantinz to go on record as increasing the subsidies put down on the budget ‘‘special aid for dou- bling service.”” Tnis has suhsequent- ly this year been followad the same thing was put dowr, and perhaps it was thoazht that as it was a special arrange- ment that could be struck out. The Municipal Band iv. St. Thomas formerly recetved $75 per month. I don’t believe this organizatiop can exist on Fres 125 per month, I realiz: this that the tiae has come when economy should be prac- ticed in th2 budzet, and it is with tnat in view I ask that the amount be taken from the interest accruing tu the Re- serve Fund. The Bands deserve the subsidy. If the Colonial Councii had retained the Military Music Fund as a separate fund we would have had it to pay the Bands, bat it was transferred to thhe Reserve Fund. At present we have one sls 000 fiYm the Reserve Fund investedin Bornds and Rual [state the i terest of which would be suficient to take care of this amount. (To be continued.) LOCAL The s. s. “‘Paria’’from New York via St. Thomas arrived at Frederksted at 2 o’clock p. m. yesterday, bringing 32 bags of mail which was received and deliver- ed to box hold. r 3 in theeven n.. The U. S. S. “"Grebe’’ arrived here at noon yesterday from St. {l'homas with the following pa<sengers: Lieutenant E. A. Foote, U. S. Nuvy, Lieutenant C. 1. Johnson [CEC], U S. N. Lieut. Alien Hoar [CEC], U. S. N. fdentt: Ual 1. B hewh, I 2 M L. Ist Licot. F W. Bennelt., b 8. M. C. Mrs. G. C. Matiison. Judge Curry, M ss Mildred Wiiliamson [Amer. Red Cross| Judze Noian, t. Frankin [prisooer] 2 Corporais and 1 Private, 11, 5, M. C; Correspondence Dear Mr. Editor! The fourth paragraph in the Tribune of Monday, July 21st, is a side- piece to the passcuger canvass in a for- mer issue, [t reals: “If we would become an independent prople as we once wore, every opportunity must be atforded to develhp our industries, tc enhance our comme c 2 and o Inerease our revenues to the pint where we wouid become independent of Congressional gifts.”’ Sueh buak! Wore we evaer inlep:nden: with a Lottery? What is cur industry? Sugar. Whit is our commerce? American w holesale catalogues. Suaeh high brow —copy —will sure lead to compulsive cattle raising, reduction