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the Legislative Council. The Electoral Lists might be made up by the clerk of the Councils, with an appeal to the Chief Magistrate.

16. Izan by 100 means admit the Conclusion of the Colonial Secretary that the large and preponderating number of foreigners in this Colony, far from excluding them from its Government, is a reason for including them. I believe the best Security for their attachment and Co-operation is to recognize and not to repudiate their claims to be considered as part of the whole community in discharge of public duties they share, and in whose rights they may be safely allowed to participate, –

As at least in doing so as to aid in the selection of such British subjects as are to hold official seats in the Legislative Council.

17. The Machinery for Enforcing the arrangement that three non-official members should be selected from the Magistracy, might be simply that the suffrages of any voter who polled for more than three persons be disallowed. Voters might be required to give in a written list of five Members for whom they desired to vote, and the paper might then and there be rejected by the poll clerk if it contained more than two...

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the Legislative Council. The Electoral Lists might be made up by the clerk of the Councils, with an appeal to the Chief Magistrate. 16. Izan by 100 means admit the Conclusion of the Colonial Secretary that the large and preponderating number of foreigners in this Colony, far from excluding them from its Government, is a reason for including them. I believe the best Security for their attachment and Co-operation is to recognize and not to repudiate their claims to be considered as part of the whole community in discharge of public duties they share, and in whose rights they may be safely allowed to participate, – 48 As at least in doing so as to aid in the selection of such British subjects as are to hold official seats in the Legislative Council. 17. The Machinery for Enforcing the arrangement that three non-official members should be selected from the Magistracy, might be simply that the suffrages of any voter who polled for more than three persons be disallowed. Voters might be required to give in a written list of five Members for whom they desired to vote, and the paper might then and there be rejected by the poll clerk if it contained more than two...

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