His Excellency, on seeing some symptoms of disapprobation manifested, said, Well, if you cannot afford to pay so much, pay what you can afford; but above all, use conciliatory measures, and I have not a doubt on my mind but that the people will go to their work.

Seeing so many planters present, he should be happy if they would come to an arrangement among themselves, before he addressed the people outside.
Mr.WELLWOOD HYSLOP remarked, that Vere and other rich sugar parishes might be able to pay high rates of wages, because the land yielded profitable crops, but in this district it was impossible to follow the example of those parishes.

He thought that two bits a day might do very well, but that was as much as could be afforded.
His EXCELLENCY said that in Manchester, where he believed he had more enemies than in any other parish, he had advised them to work by the piece, and it had been found to answer well.
Mr.HINTON EAST said that he would submit a measure which he thought would be approved of.

He proposed that the people should be paid 5s.

for four days' labor; that if they cleaned more than 130 trees per day, either themselves or by bringing out their wives and children, they should be paid extra wages in the same proportion.
Mr.ANDREW SIMPSON said that he could not afford to pay the rates named by his Excellency.