"subject." "The Bill was not
in
any way forced through
Committee, and the allegation that I stated
that for the reason mentioned
discussion was useless is
an
extraordinary misstatement of the fact. What happened was that Mr. Whitehead
on
asked for an adjournment of the second reading account of the absence of the senior unofficial member, Mr. Chater, and
I replied that I could not
consent to an
adjournment, and that it would be
useless as the Council (i.e. the Legislative Council, including the unofficial members), were, with the exception of himself, and
possibly of Mr. Chater regarded one point, unanimously in favour of the Bill. The point in question
was
as
the
subject of the amendment which was seconded pro forma.