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The Viez Cazirmain remark2l: Taat has been done already. The apparent shortage is due to members retiring and retaining their copies. 20d Member for Frederiksted Country Distriet (Curry) remarked: Mr. Chair- man. [agree with the Honorabie 2ad KMemb=r for Christiansted Country Dis- trict, however we are not going to vote on the merits of the bill today. I can- not se2 any reason why tne ordinance cannot go to a committee. Ido not think the Honorable Member has any obdjec- tion. sith Appointed Member (e [ntosh' re- marked: Mr. Vice-Chairman. When this ordirance was brought up at the last meeting 1 made a motion that it goto the comiittee, but {or some reason or cther discussion ceased. | now move that the bil! 20 to & committee. 3rd Mewber for Christiansted Town (Alexander) would like to know whether it is not necessary that the matter be dis- cussed under first discussion before it goes to a committee. The Vice Chairman in reply to the last speaker said: I suppose if the Council accepts the matter as being reintroduced first discussion is open. Ist Appointed Member (Coulter) re- marked: Mr. Viee-Chairman. 1 think we should have a liitle consideration for the Chairman of the Counci!.” In rezard to members not receiving copies of the draft of ordinance, there has been only one meeting since the new Council has bzenorganized,and theChairman.has been ill since and therefore was unal. o that copies were forwarded to members; and probably the Clerk to the Council had not thought of forwarding copies to the new apbointed and .elected members; and perhaps twenty-four hour before this meetinz the Viee-Chairman did not know that he wouid have had to act as Chuairman of this meeting. Regarding a comiittee if you look up paragraph 1l of the Rules of Business you will =»e the rizht procedure. Ist Member for Frederiksted Town (.Jiekson) remarked: Mr. Vice-Chairman, 1 remamber asking the Cierk of the Counol for a copy of the draft of ordin- ance and he said be had no spara2 copies. I'he Vize Chiirman in reply to the last gpaaker said: I remember that quire distineily aud at that tima I loaned you my cepy. . : 2nd sfenber for Christiansted Country Dis:rict (Berg) remarsed: Mr. Vice- Chairman. Oune memnber spoke about technicatities. [ believe it is more than a teehnieality and unreasonabie to ex- pzct a member to sit here and veto a matter with wiaich he is not conversant. 2,4 Member for Frederiksted Country District (Curry) “secondad the motin made by dth Appointed Member [Mec émosh) that the bill go to a committee. " 3rd Member for Christiansted Towvn (Alexandzr): Mre. Vice-Chairmen. | wish to draw attention to tre paragraph re- =T UR 1. A v ferred to by tu> doaorabl2 Ist \npoint- ed Me:nber regardi,% discussion on a matter before it is forwarded toa com- mittee. sth Appointed Membaor (Mec intosh): Mr. Vice-Chairman. There is a motion betfore the House. 2nd sMember for Frederiksted Country Distriet (Curry) remarked: Mr. Viee Chairman. This matter has been dis- cussed and the !istory of it given by the Honorakle Government Secerciary. |t has been our peraciice in ith= past that as soon as Government expiains a bill if we saw fit to refer it to a commitiee that was done, ¢nd Appointed Member (Nol) remark- ed: My, Vice-Chairmah, 1 Wish to ex- piain my position It is not Y, question of discussing technicalities, but discuss- ing the value of the ordinance, and tol- lewing the rules Inid down. We ecan step over and jump over as we want, but there will com 2 a day when this Council wiil not be the one to pass on this law, With that in view !l think it b tter that we proeeed nroperly and hen we are finished we will have done son.>thing which we know i 3 proper., 2nd Member for Frederiksted Country District (Curry) remarxed. Mr. Vice- Chairman. 1 tai2 issue with the Honoe- abie 2ad Appointed Member., He has on this {loor vioated the Kuies of Business more frequently than any oiher niember. I see no reason why the bill shouid wot go to a comuittee today. 4th Member for Frederiksted Country District [Andersen] remarked: Mr. Vice-Chairman. Whaether a comumit- tee is appointed today or at the next meeting does not make any difference. The Vice-Chairman put to the vote tae motion made by the sth Apvointed Mem- ber that the bill be forward2d to a com- mittee. 6 members voted for; b against. the Viece Chairman remarked: The motion is carried. The cominittee will be apoointed after recess. ihe Viee-Chairman remarked: If Honorable Members have no objeciion i will take up 'he last item on the order of the day in place of the third item. The Chair heard no objection. 20d Appointed Member (Noll) would like to know whether the ordinance pro- posed by him is on the order of the day? The Vice-Chairma.. 1t is not. 2ad Appointed Member (Noll): 1 wish to introduce it today, because 1 may not be present at the next meeting. 4th Member for Christiansted Country District (Ramzay) inquired ot the Char whether the ordinance will be put on the order of the day. The Viee-Chairman answered yes. 4th Member for Christiansted Country District (Ramsay): In preference to tie budget? The Vice-Chairman: No. 29nd Member for Christiansted Town (Cancgata) proposed and it was agreed to that the louse proceed with discus- sion on the budget and after it is dis- cussed, if time permits, the ordinance proposed byEthe Honorable 2nd Appoint- ed Member could be brought forward. Item 4. Colonial Council Bill No. 2. Introduction of and Ist discussion on draft of annual buduzet for t e Muvi- cinality of St. Craix for the fiseal vaar trom Juiv 1, 1923 1o Juse 80 1924, introduced by Goverament, Government Seeretary (Gaffney) in introducing the Draft of Budiet said: My, Viea-Cnhannman, Goverament intro- duces the draft of budyet for the Muni- cipality of St. Creix {or the fiseal year ending June 30, 1921 This draft of budget was sent to the Muniecipal Com- mittee May 19, 1923, and owing to th> various elective changes in this body and other bodies it was a little late. The dra't of amoendments to the badget as submitied Ly the Municipal Committee has been received by Government with- in the last twenty-{vur hours. QGoverr- ment would ke to hear from the Chair- man of the Municipai Committee i con- necticn wiih thie chanses made. 20d Member for Christiansted Toun (Canigait) remarked: Mr. Vieo-Chair- man. In placing before yol the reconi- mendations of the Municipal Comniittee I regret very mueh that owing to the late hour at which the Budget was for- warded it was impossiole to afford more time for mem»ers 1o make themselves acquainted with the amendments here propose l. We were somewhat®incertain at first as to the exact policy to pursue, but owing to the late hour and not wish- ing to place undue embarassments on the Government we finally dicided on the present plan as a basis of our recom- me-dations andIfecl that the results i be found fairly satisf;xctoxx on the whole. This year we have asked for no in- formaticn from Government as to the amourt from ihe tederal appropriations to be allotied to St. Croix, but I sece from the estimated difference hotween Reverues and Expenditures this hes boen fixed at s, T67.538.974. The policy adopted thererore was to eifeet as much saving as possible so as to make pro vision {or all necessary and needed - provements. Al our request a sialement was maue cut at the cilice of the Des- paiching Seereiary of the ietual amounts expended bv the various departmen's for one month in each quarter of the current fiseal year so as .o find out the average expenditure of each department under three cdiiferent heads of salaries, maintenance and equipment and base our recommendations for the present year taereon. If necessary I shall refer to this statement later, Reference to the Revenue side of the Budget will show that the total as sub- mitted by the Government is Frs. 713,600 This total we have allowed to remain