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giving a fairly accurate report of the proceedings in the Legislative Council on 27th instant.

A motion was made on that occasion, after due notice, by the Honourable Mr. Ewen, one of the new Members who took his seat for the first time, the practical effect of which motion would have been the abolition of the Finance Committee.

This motion was lost after a lengthy debate, all the Official Members voting against it and all the Unofficial Members voting for it, except one who voted for an amendment.

It will be seen from the papers which I laid before the Council that, at a meeting of the Finance Committee held on 15th July last, during the recess, Mr. McEwen moved and carried a resolution that the Finance Committee should suspend all action until the question decided by the Legislative Council whether its meetings should not be held with open doors, the object being to admit reporters.

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200 giving a fairly accurate report of the proceedings in the Legislative Council on 27th instant. A motion was made on that occasion, after due notice, by the Honourable Mr. Ewen, one of the new Members who took his seat for the first time, the practical effect of which motion would have been the abolition of the Finance Committee. This motion was lost after a lengthy debate, all the Official Members voting against it and all the Unofficial Members voting for it, except one who voted for an amendment. It will be seen from the papers which I laid before the Council that, at a meeting of the Finance Committee held on 15th July last, during the recess, Mr. McEwen moved and carried a resolution that the Finance Committee should suspend all action until the question decided by the Legislative Council whether its meetings should not be held with open doors, the object being to admit reporters. Enclosures 243475 $18863 45th + 20th July,
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200 giving a fairly accurate report of the proceedings in the Legislative Council on 27th instant. motion was made on A that occasion, after due notice, by the Honourable 4.1.160 Ewen, one of the new Members who took. his seat for the first time, the practical effect of which motion would have been the abolition of the Finance Committee. Bis motion was lost after a lengthy debate, all the Official albembers of the Unofficial Members voting and one voting for Enclosures 243475 $18863 45th + 20th July, an amendment. It will be seen from papers which I laid before Council that, at a meeting of the Finance Committee held 15th July last, during the recess, Mr. McEwen moved and carried a resolution that the Finance Committee should suspend all was action, until the question decided by the Legislative Council whether it's meetings should not be held with open doors, the object bring to admit reporters :
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giving a fairly accurate report of the proceedings in the Legislative

Council on 27th instant.

motion was made on

A

that

occasion, after due notice, by the Honourable 4.1.160 Ewen, one of the new Members who took. his seat for the first time, the practical effect of which motion would have been the abolition of

the Finance Committee.

Bis

motion was lost after a lengthy debate, all the Official albembers

of the Unofficial Members

• voting

and one

voting for

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$18863 45th + 20th July,

an amendment.

It will be seen

from

papers

which I laid before

Council that, at a meeting of the

Finance Committee held

15th

July last, during the recess, Mr. McEwen moved and carried a

resolution that the Finance

Committee should suspend all

was

action, until the question decided by the Legislative Council whether it's meetings should not be held with open doors, the object bring to admit reporters

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