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I WOULD EXPECT STRONG OPPOSITION IN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TO THE
ALTERNATIVE OF INTRODUCING THE BILL WITHOUT CLAUSE 10 AND WE
MIGHT HAVE TO USE THE OFFICIAL MAJORITY IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
IN ORDER TO ENACT IT WITHOUT THE CLAUSE.
7. I PROPOSE TO PROCEED IN THIS MANNER EARLY IN THE NEXT SESSION
OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL UNLESS I AM INSTRUCTED TO THE
CONTRARY: AND I SHOULD THEREFORE BE GLAD TO RECEIVE YOUR
OBSERVATIONS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
SIR D. TRENCH
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MR. WILFORD
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