CO129-212 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [10-11] — Page 326

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always probable that two or more members of the Executive and Legislative Councils may be away from the meetings owing to illness or absence from the Colony. In past years it has sometimes been found difficult to secure a quorum of the Executive Council when it consisted of only four or five members. Seven members (including the Governor), as proposed, are certainly not too many to secure the constant presence of the quorum required by the Queen's Instructions! I might have added that, during Sir Arthur Kennedy's Administration, the General then commanding Her Majesty's Troops refused to attend the Executive Council because he considered that his office had been degraded by his exclusion from the Legislative Council and from the Administration of the Government in the event of the absence or death of the Governor. Similar feelings will certainly be entertained.

The Hon Sir Francis Colborne, KCB, Major-General &

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6 321 always probable that two or more members of the Executive and Legislative Councils may be away from the meetings owing to illness or absence from the Colony. In past years it has sometimes been found difficult to secure a quorum of the Executive Council when it consisted of only four or five members. Seven members (including the Governor), as proposed, are certainly not too many to secure the constant presence of the quorum required by the Queen's Instructions! I might have added that, during Sir Arthur Kennedy's Administration, the General then commanding Her Majesty's Troops refused to attend the Executive Council because he considered that his office had been degraded by his exclusion from the Legislative Council and from the Administration of the Government in the event of the absence or death of the Governor. Similar feelings will certainly be entertained. The Hon Sir Francis Colborne, KCB, Major-General &
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6 321 always probable that two or more the members of the Executive and bc "Legislative Conneils may be away from the meetings owing to illness or absence from the Colony. In past years it has sometimes been found difficult to secure a quonim of the Excentive Council when it "consisted of only four or five کرو members. Seven members, (including the Governor), as proposed by سیا are certainly not too many "to secure the constant presence of the quorum required by the "Queen's Queen's Instructions! I might have added that, during bir Arthur - Kennedy's Administration, the... General then commanding. Her X elbajesty's Froops refused to attend the Excentive Council because he considered that his office had been degraded by his exclusion from the Legislative Council and from the ildministration of the Government- in the event of the absence or death of the Governor. Similar feelings.. will certainly be entertained ? The Hon "Sir Francis Colborne, KCB., Major-General &
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always probable that two or more

the members of the Executive and

bc

"Legislative Conneils may be away from the meetings owing to illness or absence from the Colony. In past years it has sometimes been found difficult to secure a quonim

of

the Excentive Council when it

"consisted of only four or five

کرو

members. Seven members,

(including the Governor), as proposed

by

سیا

are

certainly not too many

"to secure the constant presence of the quorum required

by

the

"Queen's

Queen's Instructions! I might have added that, during bir Arthur - Kennedy's Administration, the... General then commanding. Her

X

elbajesty's Froops refused to attend the Excentive Council because he considered that his office had been

degraded by his exclusion from the Legislative Council and from the ildministration of the Government-

in the event of the absence or

death

of the Governor. Similar feelings..

will certainly be entertained ?

The Hon

"Sir Francis Colborne, KCB.,

Major-General &

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