" but for the Minute of protest " afterwards prepared by the "acting Colonial Secretary
unamuinous
"with the una
It is
" assent of that body. It
A
" now Ordinance N26 of 1857.
of the
"In the course of.
" debates on that ordinance
No one
"the question of expense "certainly objected " portion of the measure,-
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" that namely which " relates to the registration of inmates of harbour " small craft - but, after
craft-but, " hearing the evidence of the "Registrar General, who
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"believes that the whole
59.
" amount to which it will
" be necessary for every purpose " of the Ordinance to increase " his staff of servants, will
"not exceed the num
"three or
objection
four
mber of.
meu,
the
was not considered
" a Vital one, and the measure
" received the assent of His
"Excellency. I do not understand
"from
the statements now
" made that
new
light
that any " has been thrown upon this
"question of expenditure, - which shove not upon
" our late deliberations. And,