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by Mr Ball, Judge of the Summary Jurisdiction Court), I considered it right for the information of the public

to re

reply

to Mr Whittall's several points

in detail; and I did so

had previously

Protest was

of

louneil

and thats

if

because I

1

contended that the

an eN

asion

of

the Rule 9

against writter Speeches, i

entered on the minutes

it would either appear uncontradicted), er would invite a number of replies,

which must also appear on the minutes,

in violation

of

all our Council practice.

On my suggestion therefore

Walls Whittall that his purpose

with the Ordinance itself, that ~

gentleman declared himself

and the difficulty,

Satisfied, entering

on

, as to

the minutes the document

and the consequent replies to it, -

disappeared.

The objections, which In

entertained and

entert

expressed

to the

Council, to the several points advanced.

by allz Whittall,

wvere

briefly as follows:

7. His first point was singularly

inapplicable,

a

reference

to the 24

bouneil rule will shew; for the-

th

re-introduction of this measure was

"{

not

during

would be answered.

by my sending

his Protest home to be considered

discussion", and "Thoreover

puitting this aside, it was re-introduced

"to correct an error, and with the

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