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shall consist of

1. The Governor if any 2. The A.D.C. 3. Sir S. Phillipps

Lecretary

4. Colonial Secretary

5. Attorney General, and 5. Treasurer.

Jo Ac. The appointments,

the Surveyor General and the

General Registrar Members

ao official

are not continued

and therefore drop out.

The result is I think that Messrs Price and Stewart retain their personal Unofficial seat in the Executive Council but that

dis-charging their respective offices would not be entitled to a seat

in

the Council

General

and that the Surveyor and the Registrar General

are no

longer Official

Members of the Legislative

Council.

I do not think quite correct. Though very clearly so - The Despatch of 1886 saves the seats of

The Executive 435 all. Existing members of the Council

Connect25 Therefore Dr. Stewart & Mr. Price retained their personal seats in the Executive Council on the same terms as before i.e. for so long as they hold

right to a

their respective Offices of Registrar General, & Surveyor General – Dr. Stewart having become Colonial Secretary his seat comes to an end: then is Nothing in any

To clause to this effect

+

IN Lockhart's

Instructions to indicate to it is By

In the Legislative Council. IN Lord's Despatch confined in 1883 has

Merged in this official at these des Ex officio

in sent

A

b. othe

F

Treasurer - but I'm the personal & Official seats of Mr. Stewart

I think continued in 1886 by the words "Such other persons

Mr. Price won

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xxx as 81 may from time & Time appoint by any "Instructions or warrant uc" - These functions hold office even

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appointed by Instructions" for as long as they hold their offices or until Further Glensare is signified". There was no intention to remove them & they certainly

are not Unofficial Members - they retain their personal & official seats or were dropped out with Enstrome (1886 which of comme

signification of Further Glensare – But there is nothing here to attach them unlike the word "may appoint" and&b hell to relate only to future appointments. When I had them I meant Them to affey Dr. H. Stewart & 25. Pain, & I think. They are sufficient. Arrow The Seat was Journal to 8- Stewart & has now come to an end And, there is nothing in the destruction to indicate that it and the rest Registrar General

Shufr

I would send a warrant

FOA 29 Sep 87

1. Deane huny

this whim & thong

Sept 23

Deane best og Incant officers -

Englan

a lift

appointing Capt. Deane & the Ex. Mail

Capt. Thomsett to the by Council – both while holding their

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