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of the Legislatin formal
admit the unofficial members to a share
in the business of the Executive Coun-
cil, for you invariably consult them
before introducing insistive
Mens was
Gay matters, of purely local inter-
est.
6.
shund I have homm
I am prepared to consent to
into the admission te the Executive Council
人
of two unofficial members, and, having
regard to the degree in which the
Chinese element contributes to the
work and wealth of the place, I am, as
at present advised, strongly of opin-
ion that one of them should be a gen-
tleman of Chinese origin.
I need not repeat what has
been said before as to the objections
to perpetuating race distinctions and
the desirability of giving in reason-
able fashion, public recognition to the
fact