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2153/

of

But the nomination of how

Salaried Officials as

Unofficial Members

is a device which deceives nobody,

while

it irritates everybody in this community; which naturally expects that it should have, in this as in other Crown Colonies, a fair proportion of independent Representatives in the Legislature. It

has indeed been remarked, with much truth, that it would have caused less general irritation here to have

abolished the Unofficial Element altogether than to have filled with Officials two of the four places,

reserved

for Unofficials according to the real intention of the Queen's Instructions.

Of the

"Colonists" it has been said, "like other

"men, will submit more readily to open

"and honest force, than to a proceeding

"which they regard as an

infringement

of

their just privileges, and as a

misult to their understandings". Here

again, it would appear that there

must have been, somewhere,

some inadvertence. For no plausible

reason can be assigned for the proceeding

in question. It certainly cannot be

alleged, with any show of truth, that

it

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36. 2153/ of But the nomination of how Salaried Officials as Unofficial Members is a device which deceives nobody, while it irritates everybody in this community; which naturally expects that it should have, in this as in other Crown Colonies, a fair proportion of independent Representatives in the Legislature. It has indeed been remarked, with much truth, that it would have caused less general irritation here to have abolished the Unofficial Element altogether than to have filled with Officials two of the four places, reserved for Unofficials according to the real intention of the Queen's Instructions. Of the "Colonists" it has been said, "like other "men, will submit more readily to open "and honest force, than to a proceeding "which they regard as an infringement of their just privileges, and as a misult to their understandings". Here again, it would appear that there must have been, somewhere, some inadvertence. For no plausible reason can be assigned for the proceeding in question. It certainly cannot be alleged, with any show of truth, that it
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36.

2153/

of

kuid Nat the nomination of how

Salaried Officials as

Її

Unofficial Members

s a device which deceives hobody,

while

it irritates everybody in this community; which naturally expects that it should have, in this as he other Crown Colonies, a fair proportion of independent Representatives in the Exgislature. It

Sereke, all this

Buukun We have med

open aus

has indeed been remarked, with much bruth, that it would have caused leas general irritation here to have

abolished the Unofficial Element I altogether than to have filled with Officials hoo of the four place, Weewed

nees

for Unofficials according to the real ribution of the Queen's Instructions.

of the

"Colonists" it has been said, "like other

"hen, will submit more readily to opew

" and honesh force, than to a proceeding "which they regard as aw

infringsendent

of

their just privileges, and as are "Misult to their understandings - Here

agami, it would appear that there Much have beew, somewhere fran

où inadvertence. For no plausible. reason can be assigned for the proceeding

iin question. It certainly cannot be

alleged, with any show of bruth, that

it

for

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