time the Court may order the -equipment to be forthwith dismantled and -the
expenses thereby incurred shall be paid by the person against whom the order has
been-made ".
 Question that clause 4 stana part of the bill put and agreed to.
 Clause 5-Corporation-may, erect works on lantd for purposes of Hydro-electric
 ,undertaking.
 Question that clause 5 stand part of the bill put aid agreed to.
 Clause 6-Cutting trees and boughs.
 Question that clause 6 stand part of the bill put-and agreed to.
 Clause 7-Obstructing Corporation etc.
 Question that clause 7 stand,part of the bill put and agreed to.
 Clause 8-Com pensation.
 SHonourable Member for Kingstown : Will compensation be obtained through
 the Court?
 President : Presumably the Corporatibn can be sued.
 Honourable Member for Kingstown : I notice that the umpire is chosen by
 the arbitrators.
 Honourable E. A. C. Hughes : This is common arbitration provision which-is
 adopted by all Insurance Companies. Before the arbitrators meet they decide on
 Some one to act as umpire.
 Question that clause 8 stand part of the bill put-and agreed to.
 Clause 9-Maliciously or carelessly chopping trees causing damage.
 .Question that clause 9 stand part of the bill put' and agreed to.
 Clause 10-Unlawful and malicious damage.'
 Honourable O. D. Brisbane : Here again the penalty of imprisonment without
 a fine seems too severe. I agree that these offences are serious and that offenders
 should-be punished, but-I think the usual practice used to be that where a person.
 committed an offence for the first time he was fined, and if he committed the same
 offence on another occasion, he was imprisoned.
 Honourable Member for Kingstown : I agree that a fine is no punishment
 for offences, but it is the practice under. our system. It permits the man with.
 money to commit'an offence and pay for it.
 Honourable O. D. Brisbane: I would like to move that these punishments
 should be first by fine, and afterwards by imprisonment, and suggest a fine not
 exceeding $500.
 Hynourable Member for South Windward: Why make special provision for
 fining people-just-for. damaging property of 'the Corporation? How does this
 relate to damaging any other property.
 Honourable Crown Attorney: ,, This is a Hydro-electric Ordinance, and you
 are therefore making special provision under this Ordinance for offences
 committed under this Ordinance. You don't fall back on the general provisions
 when you have a special Ordinance.
 Honourable W. A. Hadley: I would imagine that damaging electric wire will
 be very dangerous to the public.
 Honourable Member for South Windward.: 'Would the fine be more severe rn
 this instance than if they destroyed any other property.