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in the manner desired by
you.
In order however to
do the utmost that was
possible to meet your views, although he was quite unable to admit their reasonableness, the Governor reduced the
number of official members on the Committee by the withdrawal of the Harbour Master, so that the
Committee finally consisted of the Chairman,
another
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another official, and two
official members of
the Legislative Council. (8) His Excellency subsequently, after intimating his inability to adopt a suggestion made by you
to add to
the Committee a gentleman
who was neither
official
nor a member of the Legislative Council, caused to be informed that he could not alter the
you
constitution