CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 189

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information by Telegraph should have been sent to anticipate Your Lordship's reply.

10. On this the Council met

vetoed the proposed permanent increase

by a majority of 4 to 4, and Judly unanimously approved of what had

been drawn

as salary and arrears of pay to the end of last Quarter being retained by Mr. Sharp.

11. I need not comment on this occurrence

as Your Lordship will sufficiently apprehend the position.

If the sole judges of its propriety and necessity, and there neither could have been the least intention on

the part of Your Lordship or impetus to uphold any other doctrine.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient

humble servant,

Macdonnell G. Kennedy.

which I have placed. I saw, however,

no reason to demur to the decision,

the question of

Members of the

the Legislative Council

are

of salary properly left.

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137 information by Telegraph should have been sent to anticipate Your Lordship's reply. 10. On this the Council met vetoed the proposed permanent increase by a majority of 4 to 4, and Judly unanimously approved of what had been drawn as salary and arrears of pay to the end of last Quarter being retained by Mr. Sharp. 11. I need not comment on this occurrence as Your Lordship will sufficiently apprehend the position. If the sole judges of its propriety and necessity, and there neither could have been the least intention on the part of Your Lordship or impetus to uphold any other doctrine. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant, Macdonnell G. Kennedy. which I have placed. I saw, however, no reason to demur to the decision, the question of Members of the the Legislative Council are of salary properly left.
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information by Pelegraph should have been sent to anticipates Your Lordolip's reply.

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10. On this the Cormeil Net

vetoed the proposed permaurent increase

a by a majority of 4 to 4, and Judly unanimously approved of what had

been drawn

as

salary and arrears

of pay to the end of last Quarter I being retained by Mr. Sharp.

11. I need not comment on

this

occurrence

Co

Your Lordship will

-sufficiently apprehend the position in

If the sole judges of its propriety and

necessity, and there neicher

to avo

could have been the least intention on

the part of Your Lordship or impetf to uphold any other doctrine.

I have the hover to be,

My Lord, Your Lordship's most obsed cont

chard Grams

humble serant,

Macdonnell Gaunner.

which I

Avras

placed. I sw, howwa,

Mo

As

reason to demur to the decision,

question of

ona qi

Members of the

the

of iner

are

of salary properly left

reppegislative Corneil

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