CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 575

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granted granted to the Colonial Secretary. (1st March), I have the honour to report that, I have provisionally appointed Captain Henry George Thomsett R.N., Harbour Master of this Colony, to fill, subject to Her Majesty's pleasure, the temporary vacancy among the official Members of the Legislative Council.

2. It will be seen from the enclosed opinion of the Attorney General, that there is no legal or technical objection to this appointment.

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3. It was not in any way necessary to appoint a temporary official Member for the sake of securing the official majority in the Council, for there is absolutely no opposition to my Government, which is as warmly supported by the Unofficial as by the official element in the Colonial Legislature. My motive was to follow precedents already made in similar cases.

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572 granted granted to the Colonial Secretary. (1st March), I have the honour to report that, I have provisionally appointed Captain Henry George Thomsett R.N., Harbour Master of this Colony, to fill, subject to Her Majesty's pleasure, the temporary vacancy among the official Members of the Legislative Council. 2. It will be seen from the enclosed opinion of the Attorney General, that there is no legal or technical objection to this appointment. Enclosure 3. It was not in any way necessary to appoint a temporary official Member for the sake of securing the official majority in the Council, for there is absolutely no opposition to my Government, which is as warmly supported by the Unofficial as by the official element in the Colonial Legislature. My motive was to follow precedents already made in similar cases.
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572 granted granted to the Colonial. Secretary. (Me March), I have the honour to report that, I have provisionally appointed Captain Heury George Thomsett R. N., the this Colorry, Aarbour Master of to fill, subject to ster Majesty's pleasure, the temporary co vacaricy among the official Members the Legislative Council of 2. It will be seen the enclosed. Attorney from" the opinion of General, chat there is no legal or technical Enclosure objection to this appointment. 3. It was not in any way necessary to appoint a temporary official Member the sake of securing the for official majority majority in the Council, for there is to absolutely no opposition te my Government, which is as warmly supported by the Unofficial as by the official element in the Colonial Legislature. My motive was to follow precedents already made in similar. objection cales
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granted granted to the Colonial.

Secretary. (Me March), I

have the honour to report

that, I have provisionally appointed Captain Heury George Thomsett R. N.,

the

this Colorry,

Aarbour Master of

to fill, subject to ster Majesty's

pleasure, the temporary co

vacaricy among the official

Members the Legislative Council

of

2. It will be seen

the enclosed.

Attorney

from"

the

opinion of

General, chat there

is no legal or technical

Enclosure

objection to this appointment.

3. It was not in

any

way necessary to appoint

a temporary official Member

the sake of securing the

for

official majority

majority in the

Council,

for

there is

to

absolutely no opposition te

my

Government, which is

as warmly

supported by the Unofficial

as

by the official

element in the Colonial

Legislature. My motive

was to follow precedents

already made in similar.

objection

cales

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