CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9] — Page 84

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I am bound to say that I believe the Legislative Council is unanimously of opinion that if Her Majesty's Government is determined to enforce the demand, it would, under the circumstances which I have explained, be better and more constitutional if legal effect were given to such a decision by a permanent order in Council, pronouncing it to be both impolitic and unjust.

I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Most Obedient Servant, M[ac]G[regor] M[acleod]

As nothing can be more calculated to bring the function of legislation into contempt than to require the real Legislature from year to year to enact a measure which by a majority of eight to one it concurs with the entire community

With reference to paragraph 5 of this despatch, I beg to add that while the accompanying mails are being made up, the letter from the

10th September, 1854.

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TO 12. I am bound to say that I believe the Legislative Council is unanimously of opinion that if Her Majesty's Government is determined to enforce the demand, it would, under the circumstances which I have explained, be better and more constitutional if legal effect were given to such a decision by a permanent order in Council, pronouncing it to be both impolitic and unjust. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Most Obedient Servant, M[ac]G[regor] M[acleod] As nothing can be more calculated to bring the function of legislation into contempt than to require the real Legislature from year to year to enact a measure which by a majority of eight to one it concurs with the entire community With reference to paragraph 5 of this despatch, I beg to add that while the accompanying mails are being made up, the letter from the 10th September, 1854.
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12.

I am bound to and that

I believe the Legislative Council is unanimously of opinion that if Her Majesty's Government is retermined to

enforce

the demand

it would, under the circumstances which I have curlained, be better and more constitutional if legal

given to such a decision

effect were

were

by a permanent order in Council,

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pronouncing to be both impolitic and unjust. -

I have the hown to be,

Sir

Your Mort Midient Sewant,

Mette Mari

as

nothing

can

be

миок

calculated

to bring the function of legislation

inti conterist than to

than to require

the

treal Legislature from year to year to enact a measure which by majority of eight to one it concurs with the entire community

With

10th September, 1854-

reference to paragraph 5

this despatch I bey to add that while

the mails are

accompanying

being made up the

letter

from the

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