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the local law so as to
give
the
Colonial Legislature (which, as I have shown above, partakes of the nature of a Municipal Council) the ordinary privilege. of having submitted for its_ consideration the Munisipal well as the General taxation. It will be recollected that,
while this concession would be in accordance with English law, custom, and national feeling, it can be granted at Hong Kong without risk of
practical
practical inconvenience; for the Governor retains a majority of official votes in the Legislative Council. Of c
course,
I am
of-
opinion, that the official majority
should not be used to control.
absolutely united Unofficial
an
Minority, especially in finansial questions, except in extreme cases of necessity, and particularly cases in which Imperial interests
may
7.
be involved.
in
If you
should
agree
with the views which I have
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