emphasise in suitable and reasonable manner the objections which they feel to the existing system.
4. They auth that subject to checks and Imperial safeguards they may be granted "(a)" the free election of representatives in the Legislative Council of the colony.
16) - a majority Council of elected representatives
1.6. perfect freedom of debate "for the official members with "how to rate according "power to "their conscientious convictions' "d" complete "Council over local expenditure complete control in the &" the • management of local affairs".
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a consultative voice " in questions of an Imperial "Character" the Tobouws & Mauritius and British Honduras as enjoying liberal forms of government than that under which they are living at Hongkong & they lay stress upon Commercial energy has raised the colony to its present position of importance, and they claim the right of Englishmen to manage their local affairs and control the expenditure where Imperial interests are not involved.
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of Emsiduations
53 years
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Fairfield.
Wingfield,
Bramston,
Meade.
Buxton.
Marquess of Ripon.
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