390
against the passing of Ordinance
No1
of 1865, Entitled "An Ordinance "for the Incorporation, Regulation, and "Winding-up of Trading Companies "and other Associations", legally. and better known as "the companies
"Ordinance, 1865 ?
I have
forward,
мого
the honor to-
as promised by Sir Hercules
Robinson, the protest in question,
and think it well to
give
an exact
statement of its presentation to the tonmail.
On the 4th instant Mz Whittall tendered the protest, which the majority of the bouncil Considered objectionable and which Mr Whittall,
after
some di
discussion
and with The
Governor's permission, withdrew.
was
On the q
£ instant another protest
forwarded by the same
to the Clerk
third and
of
bouncilo,
final
for
gentleman which a
one was substituted
on the 11th instant.
This is the one now
It
was read this
forwarded. day in Council,
and clicited adverse remarks from the
Auditor General, from Mr. Sutherland,
from the Chief Justice.
and
For myself, as I had, when
occupying a subordinate position at the last meeting of Council, Expressed an opinion against the reception of the document, (in which I was supported
EX