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information by Telegraph should have been sent to anticipate Your Lordship's reply.
10. On this the Council met
vetoed the proposed permanent increase
by a majority of 4 to 4, and Judly unanimously approved of what had
been drawn
as salary and arrears of pay to the end of last Quarter being retained by Mr. Sharp.
11. I need not comment on this occurrence
as Your Lordship will sufficiently apprehend the position.
If the sole judges of its propriety and necessity, and there neither could have been the least intention on
the part of Your Lordship or impetus to uphold any other doctrine.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient
humble servant,
Macdonnell G. Kennedy.
which I have placed. I saw, however,
no reason to demur to the decision,
the question of
Members of the
the Legislative Council
are
of salary properly left.