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Mr. Johnson's protest against my ruling

a

A vas

duly read and

entered on the minutes, together with

of the 7th of February

• brief minute of

mine as

as to

slight

in the

inaccuracy or misconception latter part of the protest.

2.

The statement that "a

" series of documents had been exhibited

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to members of Conneil by His Excellency's "directions, is hardly an accurate way of saying that members of Conneil who officially applied for permission to read two of those documents were to be

be permitted to do so. Apart from the members of the Executive Council who, of course, had an opportunity of reading them, the majority of the __.

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remaining members of the Legislative Council have not as far as I am

them. Mr. Ryrie officially

aware seen

applied for permission to read them and was allowed to read them, but

mort

absen

nothing

passed. Mr. F.B. Johnson, during my from the Colony, began of his

a duty he owed to his friend. M. Hayllar,

own

accord and as a

a.

he

correspondence with the then Private Seentary, and came to Government. House to read the documents and to

cross-

3.

question Dr Eitel.

The remaining members

of the Legislative bonnail, Mr Snowden, Mr. Ng Choy and Mr. Belilios, have not, I believe, read the document.