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Thereafter, an ex-officio or Official Member may give

notice of a motion to approve the proposals set out in the paper

and this motion is considered in committee of the whole Council.

This will enable the Official Majority to be used s

as to secure adoption of the proposals.

(Again, it is to be hoped

that the Governor does not have to cast his two votes).

The Member in charge then reports back that the motion

has been passed in Committee, and the Council is then deemed to

have agreed to it.

This motion will initially provide the necessary money,

but there will need to be included at a later date in a Supplementary

Appropriation Bill. In accordance with practice, this kind of

Supplementary Appropriation Bill is not submitted to Exocutive

Council, on the ground that it only contains matter which has

already been agreed by Legislative Council and is thus formal and

too unimportant to require their advice. This reference to

Executive Council of this Bill could be avoided, but in Legislative

Council it would reopen the matter to public debate for the second

time.

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