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Council and the decision.
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was that a despatch should
" be written to the Secretary of
State
for the Colonies, informing
him that it would be hard
on an old official of such
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long
ability
and marked service in his department Captain Thomsett to be
" removed from the Legislative Council, and be replaced by the
the new
Registrar General
" in virtue of his Office.
"The Council further
"advised
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advised that the Secretary of
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State should be asked to
authorize Mr. Lockhart to
take his seat in the
Executive Council only, "Captain Thomsett retaining his seat in the Legislative Council; and, on Captain "Thomsett vacating that
seat, Mr. Lockhart should
have seats in both Councils.
5.
I
am led to
believe Captain Thomsett,
on account of long
service and
Failing