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Mr. Johnson's protest against my ruling
a
A vas
duly read and
entered on the minutes, together with
of the 7th of February
• brief minute of
mine as
as to
slight
in the
inaccuracy or misconception latter part of the protest.
2.
The statement that "a
" series of documents had been exhibited
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to members of Conneil by His Excellency's "directions, is hardly an accurate way of saying that members of Conneil who officially applied for permission to read two of those documents were to be
be permitted to do so. Apart from the members of the Executive Council who, of course, had an opportunity of reading them, the majority of the __.
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remaining members of the Legislative Council have not as far as I am
them. Mr. Ryrie officially
aware seen
applied for permission to read them and was allowed to read them, but
mort
absen
nothing
passed. Mr. F.B. Johnson, during my from the Colony, began of his
a duty he owed to his friend. M. Hayllar,
own
accord and as a
a.
he
correspondence with the then Private Seentary, and came to Government. House to read the documents and to
cross-
3.
question Dr Eitel.
The remaining members
of the Legislative bonnail, Mr Snowden, Mr. Ng Choy and Mr. Belilios, have not, I believe, read the document.