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The Honorable the President adjourns

the

Council at 4:30 PM. until

Monday not, the 16th November

at 2:30 PM.

I beg to

With reference to the above

to mention

that & Messrs

Rowett and Whittall quite con cur

in

my opinions regarding the Fire Brigade although their names

not attached to the Protest.-

A subsequent meeting of

ou

held

Estimates

are

Council was

16th November at which the

were

finally passed by

a

majority of the Council the

un officials who

still dissenting

were

to

three

in the minority

the item of the

A

729

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Salary of the Captain Superintendent. of Police and to the amount put

down for Expenditure

Brigade..

I am unable to hand

a

copy of

on

the Fire

your

Lordship

the minutes of this meeting

is they have not yet been confirmed.

as

It is with much

regret

that I venture to trouble

and reluctan ie

Lordship

your

in regard to this matter, but I consider it most important in the interests of the

that the views

public of this Colony that the of the three unofficial

Members of

Council (as indicated by their votes)

should be before

before you

when

you

are

considering the Estimates and as my

request for information

on this head

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