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ILOCA The s. s. Bolivar from New York via St. Thomas arrived here vesterday as 409 p. m. somewhat earlier than she was heing looked for. She brousht only a few letters and after discharging cergo sailed for St. Kitts early today. The s.s. Parima is now looked for tomorrow (Sunday) at 6 a. m. on the way to New York. There are some 80 »as- sengers from these islands it is undier- stood. The s. 5. ‘‘Catherine”’ is due on sche- dule time, having 6 tzns of cargo for this island. The Industriai Brass Band gave a fine concert in the bardstand last night. PERSCNAL. Amone the passengers embarking for the States by §/S “"Parima’ tomorrow, are Mr. B. K. I arsen and son. The young chap will he left by his father for the purpose of attending schooi, and beirg a bright boy we are certain that he will turn out the specimen his father would like bim to be. We wish him success. [t is understood that the Postmaster | has leave of absence until sometime in | Septemiber: he is weil deserving of this | vacstion and we hope that the trip to the land of “‘life’’ard ‘‘bareskin beauties’’, | will do him much good for he has had | very little or no pleasures-for the pust i years that he has been discharging Postal | Guiies: for the sake of fadilitating the | veneral public he made himselt a per- | feet slave to his duties. We wish both hims-If and son bon voy- | age and await hs retarn tor a ciean re- 5 port of existing conditions in the Mother | Country. *‘ EEDINGS PROLEE 5 OF THE AT THY y UNCIL COLONIAL COUNC FOR ST. CROIX. (Continwed from yesterday’s Avis.) Ist Member for Frederiksted Country Distriet (F'lleming) remarked: Mr. Chair- man. I beg to make a few more remarl:s. ] would like to know where we would stand if a few persons who want to get rid of the Naval Government first, the Marines next and then the Police, sue- coed in doing so? 1 would like to know also where we would get protecticn for our lives and property? I am in full syin- paty with the idea of maintaining an etficient police force on this island, Ist Member for Frederiksted Town (Jackzon) My. Chairman. The Honorabie Mcmber need n:t be airaid the Naval ¢y 013 VlO Government is going, 1t will go some c]?iy. Ist Appointed Member (Coulter) re- marked: Mr. Caairman. I wish to make a few remarks byway of explanation but I stand in a rather pecubar position. First of all I wish to express my thanks to the Honorabie 217 Membher for Caris- tiansted Town for havicrg made the pro- ‘ posal that instead of takirg away add on one sergeant, be cause it would place | me in a very unplezsant position to nave | to go and discharge 2 sergeant tonight, o the one sergeant which it is proposed to | discharge is retained the iorce will be | able to funetion eff.:ient wi h the compli- | ment of men there are at presant. As to how many policemaa we stou.d have for | this island, that’s 2 matter of opinion. [f | five policemen arve sufficient ‘or this island ' [as a tax-payer weuld be glad to see it. i But when the Direcor of Police says he | cannot run the ¥orce with less than fit- | teen men and the Council says he must run it with ten, then he must be a very } funny man if he dida’t say et your own | man to run it with ten men. In 1921 ] tonk aver the pasition of Direcior of Po lice: the total of the budget estitnates then was Fres. 209.677, in 1922 Fres. 180, | 932.60, and in 1923 | made a farther re- ‘ duction. When 1 wis asked to submit | estimates for 1924-1925 1 wiote the Gov- ernment saying | didn’t see whoere a [ur- ther reduction eould be made; 1 couldn’t reduce salaries beecause they are fixed by law. Government called for a reduction of 10% in the estimnates submitted for the next fiseal year, which, when made, broucht the total amount to ires. 165, 097.60. The Honorable Ist Member for Frederiksted Town made a remark aboat | tools, clubs and badges; tooisiget broxen sometimes, and of course, have to be laid aside: and some day 1 sappose Gov- ernment will cal! fora swmvey and all | will be found packed up in a small room | at the jaii at Richmosd. I am sorry to | gly that badges get lost at rimas and in i cleaning thay get bregen. Ualer Bgaip- | ment are to be found tools, clubs, badg- | es and all these para hernalia. Ist Member for [‘redericsied Town (Jackson) remarked: Mr. Crairman. I want Lo say that the Honoraol: Ist Ap- pointed Memberis mtander eriticisin | at all. lam sp2akics of wiaat, in my opinion, is a necessity. and that is a reduction. [ wili certainly vote for the amendmant to -etain the sergeant so that he might nct be discnarged to- nicht, 2,4 Member. for Christiaasted Town [Canegatl]: Mr. Ciairman. 1 want to understand if a menber Lrings in an anendment whether he wiii have jto find away to place the amount com- mensurate with the amoun: catled for in his amendment on the revenue side of the budget. Government Secretary [Zane]: Mr. Chai-mar. In respense to that [ would cay that it night a: well be left until we find out what the total increase might he, There was no further discussion. The Police& Prisopr Department was tacitly adopted. HARBOR & PILOT DEPARTMENT: No remarks. FIRE DEPARTMENT, Christiansted & Frederiksted, 9n3 Member for Christiansted Town [Canegata] remarked: Mr. Chairman. The Fne Major spoke to me and I thiak to Government representative about ehe- micals for fire engines for Coristiansted. Ido not know whether an amendment will be introduced to that effect. The Chairman: Yes, an amendment will be introduced. 90d Member for Christiansted Coun- try Distriet (Berg): ilr. Coairman. 1o condition of the [ire Department is a lamentable one, I hope steps will be 1a ken to remedy the gfiuation. 1t Avpointed Member (Coulter): Mr Chairman. I wish to draw attenii)n to the fact that the same item hasto b included in the amendment for the pire Dopartment in Frederiksted. 204 Member for Cnristiansted iuwin [Canegata]: Mr. Chairman: It i, ot necessary to have the same amount for Christiansted as Frederiksted becnuse we have the Marines here who are hav ing a fire engine,. The speaker handed in an amenam ot whiech reads as follow's: AMENDMENT tv draft of Budget 1924-:5 Add liem VI. Fire Department sub No. 15 Fire Department Chris tiansted Maintenance add new item Chemicals for fire Engines Fes 180,00 and to Fire Depariment Frederiksted Sub No. 18 Maintenance add new item Chemicals for site envines Wrs. 2)0.0) D. C. tANEGA A, 2nd Ve ber for Christian- sted Town end Siburbs. {To be continued.) Correspondence Dear Mr. Editor, - f read an article a2 sex days in the ‘*Herald”’ protesting against Mr, G-orge Washington Williams being pro- moted io the position now vacant as Dis- triet Judee for the Islands, written by Casper Holstein and bis cligue. 1t strikes me very much that Holstein would like io be either Goveraor or Distriet Judge of the Islands. Hoistein and his cligue are always interfering with conditions of the islands that they know absolutely noth- ing about. The persons that keep Holstein posted only gives him the one side of the siory and not their deines that cause defence for their grievances, el