.MINUTES O0F A MEETING'-OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF ST. VINCENT
 HELD IN THE LEGISLiTIVE COTJNCILICHA1MBER ON THURSDAY,
 I 1ST MARCH, 19 i,-AT 10 A.M. "

 PRESENT :
 His Honour, W: F. CouTTs, M.B.E., Administrator .(President),
r .The -Honourable P. CECIL-LEwIS, Crown Attorney,
 V. D; ARCHER, Colonial Treasurer,.
 S-. W.. A. HADLyY, Nrminated Member,-
 " D. BRISBANE, Nominated Member,
 E. A. C. HUGHEs, Nominated Member,
 "G. A. MCINTosHMember for Kingstown,
 Eb. UNQA-N, Member for North Windward,
 E. A.-JOACHIM, nMember for Leeward,
 S '' -. G.-DEFREITAS, Member for Grenadines,
 : '" S. F. BONADIE, Member for South Windward.

 S1. PRAYERS.

 he 'Meeting was opened with prayer.

 '2. MINUTES.
 The Minutes of themeneting of the Council held on 17th July, 1950, which haq
 been previously circulated, were amended as follows :-
 Page 18, three paragraphs before the last, 4th line, the, word "Arubard to be
 changed to Ambard "-
 Page 30, last two lines to read:
 S"Each Colony, except Montserrat will have 2 in the Senate. The final results
 will be 15 against 5 under amalgamation in the House of Representatives and 15 as
 ag.nst. 2 in the Senate."-
 Page 31,. last line of paragraph 1,. delete and desire "
 -The Minutes were then confirmed.

 ,3. ANNOUNCEMENTS.
 S President Gentlemen, I have three matters on which I want to -comment
 '-this moining-two of which are on the Agenda.-
 S The first'is the increasing disturbances-which you have all probably heard aree-
 taking place in Grenada, and I very much regret to tell you that there is a strike
 in process at Mt. Bentinck Estate. The tabour Commissioner has been there and
 tried to get agreement. between the parties. It is somewhat unfortunate that
 these workers took the step of striking before going t-)27ugh the normal process of
 negotiation in order to try and reach agreement. 1. i Labour Commissioner
 thought he had been successful in achieving agreement, and the strikers (the
 hoisters) returned to work, but within an hour they were out again; and I can
 only think that there are other influences at work in this-strike.'