Mr. KNUTSON. There has been more work done toward agricultural development under the new administration?

Mr. ALEXANDER. No, sir. I would not say that. Unfortunately, just at the time of the change of administration they were confronted with a very difficult proposition. The West Indian Sugar Corporation, which consists of Danish capital, ceased to function at that time and they were employing the major portion of the people of the islands and the banks are not advancing any money, and we have to advance certain trust funds we had, to lend out to these people to work up the soil, which, of course, was a great handicap.

Mr. WILLIAMS. What is the approximate part of the revenue raised by the islands for the support of the Government?

Mr. ALEXANDER. About $100,000.

Mr. WILLIAMS. What is your tax rate?

Mr. ALEXANDER. On land?

Mr. WILLIAMS. On property.

Mr. ALEXANDER. Property is based mostly on a monthly rate basis.

Mr. WILLIAMS. On the revenue-producing basis?

Mr. ALEXANDER. Yes. That is, if property produces about $60 a year, usually the taxes would be about $5.

Mr. KNUTSON. You do not mean $5 per month, but $5 out of the $60.

Mr. ALEXANDER. No. It is usually about a month's rent, or onetwelfth of the total rental.

Mr. KNUTSON. What is your tax on land?

Mr. ALEXANDER. Land which is cultivated for sugarcane around 70 cents an acre.

Mr. KNUTSON. What is the average rent on land not in cultivation?

Mr. ALEXANDER. That is 70 cents an acre, plus an immigration tax of 10 cents, which makes a total of 80 cents an acre, and uncultivated land pays about 23% cents an acre.

Mr. KNUTSON. That is grazing land?

Mr. ALEXANDER. Yes, sir; pasture land, as we term it.

The CHAIRMAN. Has the council authority to change those rates under the present act?

Mr. ALEXANDER. Yes, sir; to raise them, but they can not lower them.

Mr. KNUTSON. You say you raise $100,000 a year?

Mr. ALEXANDER. Yes, sir.

Mr. KNUTSON. Is that for all of the islands?

Mr. ALEXANDER. No, sir; only for St. Croix.

Mr. KNUTSON. Would you put into the record, if you have not already done so, your budget, showing collections and expenditures? Mr. ALEXANDER. Yes, sir; I will do that. I wish to present the budget for the municipality of St. Croix.

I will also present the budget for St. Thomas and St. John, which is incorporated in one municipality.

(The two documents referred to are as follows:)

Budget for the municipality of St. Thomas and St. John, for the fiscal year, July 1,

1932, to June 30, 1933

Maintenance-Consumable supplies and services necessary to the operation of the council, including travelling expenses for members from St. John at 25 francs per member, per meeting; subscriptions to newspapers; expenses in connection with the various committees; and for rental of colonial council's office-

Total....

Judiciary department:

1, 015, 675

572, 000

4, 250

1,500

2, 500

8, 250

3, 225

11, 475

Judiciary department-Continued.
District court-Continued.

Maintenance

Consumable supplies and services necessary to
the operation of the district court, including
pay of jurors and jury commissioners, steno-
graphic work and subscription to law period-
icals...

For stenographic work included in this section.

Police court, St. Thomas

Salaries

Judge of the police court.

Clerk of the police court

Maintenance-Consumable supplies and services necessary to the operation of the police court.. Government attorney's office

Salaries-Clerk, government attorney's office...
Maintenance-Consumable supplies and services
necessary to the operation of the government
attorney's office...

1 matron..

Maintenance consumable supplies and services necessary to the operation of the department, including 1 uniform per patrolman and sergeant, subscription to newspapers; subsistence or prisoners; pay of police commissioners; and maintenance and operation of 1 automobile___

11, 475

104, 238

850

11, 950

Maintenance consumable supplies and services necessary to the operation of the department, including maintenance and operation of motor-propelled fire engine....

Total.____

Department of health:
Office-

Maintenance-consumable supplies and services necessary to
the operation of the office of the health department; sub-
scriptions to newspapers and medical periodicals; purchase
of supplies and printing of forms for district nursing activ-
ities; and printing of forms for vital statistics records----

2, 500

Department of health-Continued.
Medical service-Continued.
Maintenance-consumable supplies and services necessary to
the operation of the hospital, including subsistence of
nursing staff and servants while on duty; subsistence of
patients; maintenance and operation of motor-propelled
vehicles and ambulances; subscription to medical periodi-
cals; transportation of patients to insane asylum, St.
Croix, and maintenance therein; transportation of lepers
to Leper Asylum, St. Croix, and maintenance therein;
transportation of poor sick, St. John, to hospital, St.
Thomas, and return; and burial expenses of paupers of
St. Thomas and St. John.............

Electoral board:

Total...

Maintenance all necessary expenses for the operation of the board..

85,000

196, 289

200

21,000 2, 500

1, 500

25, 000

1 assistant librarian

1 janitor...

Equipment-nonexpendable articles, including books,

magazines, periodicals, newspapers, and furniture
necessary to the operation of the library.

Maintenance consumable supplies and services neces-
sary to the operation of the public library..

Equipment-nonexpendable articles necessary to the operation of

the department..