CO129-241 - Governor Des Voeus - 1889 [1-7] — Page 85

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time. And as

my.

relations

relo

with the members have been

most satisfactory, and have

no meand

. thus been by impaired by the diminished frequency of meetings,

I

have seen no reason whatever

for changing my opinion.

"There are, no doubt, occasions,

such a

one

having

Some

recurred quite lately, when - for the discussion important.

of

measure, it may

be desirable to summon the

Council

Council on several days

in

one week; but there are other times when even

even one

in a week is entirely

meeting

supererogatory; and I disagree

apparently

with what was

a

Sir

G. Bowen's view that the Governor should be compelled.

time;

to call one at such a

and, indeed, I am

em disposed

respectfully to question whether

his discretion should be

-fettered at all in such a _ matter by the necessity of-

holding

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