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

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