CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 242

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of the circumstances

of the Colony,

239 proposals with regard to the Executive Council, and the opinion that an Executive Council of seven Members would be unnecessarily large, and that the Office of Treasurer, which is generally united with another Office, and has only a salary of four thousand eight hundred and sixty Dollars per year, should not be specified as conferring a seat in that Council.

In other respects I generally approve your proposals. I send on the Draft.

2.B. It is a draft. The Day Council Instrument shall be prepared for adding the present Registrar General to the Council, thus raising the number to six.

3. Turning to the Legislative Council, I have the honour to inform you that the question whether the Officer commanding H.M. Troops should be a Member of that body

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of the circumstances of the Colony, 239 proposals with regard to the Executive Council, and the opinion that an Executive Council of seven Members would be unnecessarily large, and that the Office of Treasurer, which is generally united with another Office, and has only a salary of four thousand eight hundred and sixty Dollars per year, should not be specified as conferring a seat in that Council. In other respects I generally approve your proposals. I send on the Draft. 2.B. It is a draft. The Day Council Instrument shall be prepared for adding the present Registrar General to the Council, thus raising the number to six. 3. Turning to the Legislative Council, I have the honour to inform you that the question whether the Officer commanding H.M. Troops should be a Member of that body
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of •

the circumstances

the Colony,

се

atar.

of

of

239

proposals with

regard

to the Executive Commal,

and the

opinion that

arr

Excentive Corneel of

Members

seven

would be

evenarily large, and

that the Office

Treasures, which is

J

used

generally united with

another Office,

only

and has

a

salary of

"Jure hendred

8960

and sixty Dollars

should not be

year

specified as

conferring a

seat in that Commeil.

du other respects to

approne

generally, your

proposals

I send on the Draft.

Kerath

2.B.

? It is a draft ook the Dey Council REWH

Justrument shall be

prepared for addr

adding

the present Registrar General to the Council

thus raising the unmber

to sex.

3. Turning

the Segrolative Council,

I have the honour to

inform your

that the

question whether the

Officer commanding H.

M. Troops should be as Member of that body

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