CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 642

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and that the Community at large held the same view: with perhaps, the exception of a very few individuals, who, at the last nomination, desired to secure the support of the official votes for their candidate. However, in deference to Your Lordship's wish, I consulted the Executive Council as to the best mode of bringing this matter before the Colonial Legislature; when it was agreed that this could only be done by resolution. Accordingly, the Attorney General, after due notice, moved the following Resolution:-

That it is expedient that those Justices of the Peace who are also officials of Government should abstain from taking part in the nomination of any Member of the Council who is to be nominated by the Justices of the Peace.

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639 and that the Community at large held the same view: with perhaps, the exception of a very few individuals, who, at the last nomination, desired to secure the support of the official votes for their candidate. However, in deference to Your Lordship's wish, I consulted the Executive Council as to the best mode of bringing this matter before the Colonial Legislature; when it was agreed that this could only be done by resolution. Accordingly, the Attorney General, after due notice, moved the following Resolution:- That it is expedient that those Justices of the Peace who are also officials of Government should abstain from taking part in the nomination of any Member of the Council who is to be nominated by the Justices of the Peace. This
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639 and that the Community at large held the same. view: with perhaps, the "- exception of a very few individuals, who, at the last nousination, desired to secure the support of the officine votes for their candidate. However, in deference to Your Lordship's wich, I consulted the n Executive bonneil as to the best mode of boinsing this matted before the Colonial Legislature; whew it it wa agreed that this could only be done by resolution. Accordingly, c attorney General, after due notice, moved the following Resolution:- That it is expedient that chose Justices of che "Peace who are also officiald " of Government should "abstain from taking part " in the nomination of "any Member of the Council "who is to be nominated "by the Suctices of the Peace. This
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and that the Community

at large held the same.

view: with perhaps, the "- exception of a very few

individuals, who, at the

last nousination, desired

to secure the support of the officine votes for their

candidate. However,

in deference to Your Lordship's

wich, I consulted the n

Executive bonneil as to

the best mode of boinsing this matted before the Colonial Legislature; whew

it

it wa

agreed that this

could only be done by

resolution. Accordingly, c

attorney

General,

after due

notice, moved the following

Resolution:-

That it is expedient

that chose Justices

of

che

"Peace who are also officiald

" of Government should

"abstain

from taking part

" in the nomination of

"any Member of the Council

"who is to be nominated

"by the Suctices

of

the Peace.

This

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