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in unmistakable terms as would have enabled Your Lordship to unequivocally state the grounds upon which a considerable demand was to be made upon the tax-payers of this country.

I venture to say that by far the best way to avoid a constitutional crisis or indeed to found the unofficial members of Council to be gentlemen of shrewd intellect and possessing no political or partisan desire to oppose a Government measure except on its merits, is for the Imperial Government to submit such measures as may be deemed necessary in a straightforward manner.

Opinions differ and occasions will no doubt arise where Governmental difficulty may occur in this Colony, where I have found it open... in the course of ...

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in unmistakable terms as would have enabled Your Lordship to unequivocally state the grounds upon which a considerable demand was to be made upon the tax-payers of this country.

I venture to say that by far the best way to avoid a constitutional crisis or indeed to have the unofficial members of Council be gentlemen of shrewd intellect and possessing no political or partisan desire to oppose a Government measure except on its merits, is for the Imperial Government to submit such measures as may be deemed necessary in a straightforward manner.

Opinions differ and occasions will no doubt arise where Governmental difficulty may occur in this Colony, where I have found it open... in the course of ...

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in unmistakable terms as would have enabled Your Lordship to unequivocally state the grounds upon which a considerable demand was to be made upon the tax-payers of this country.

I venture to say that by far the best way to avoid a constitutional crisis or indeed to have the unofficial members of Council be gentlemen of shrewd intellect and possessing no political or partisan desire to oppose a Government measure except on its merits, is for the Imperial Government to submit such measures as may be deemed necessary in a straightforward manner.

Opinions differ and occasions will no doubt arise where Governmental difficulty may occur in this Colony, where I have found it open... in the course of...

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in unmistakable terms as would have enabled Your Lordship to unequivocally state the grounds upon which a considerable demand was to be made upon the tax-payers of this country.

I venture to say that by far the best way to avoid a constitutional crisis or indeed to have the unofficial members of Council be gentlemen of shrewd intellect and possessing no political or partisan desire to oppose a Government measure except on its merits, is for the Imperial Government to submit such measures as may be deemed necessary in a straightforward manner.

Opinions differ and occasions will no doubt arise where Governmental difficulty may occur in this Colony, where I have found it open... in the course of...

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14 620 15 in unmistakable terms as would have enabled Your Lordship to unequivocally state the grounds upon which a considerable demand was to be made upon the tax-payers of this country. I venture to say that by far the best way to avoid a constitutional crisis or indeed to found the unofficial members of Council to be gentlemen of shrewd intellect and possessing no political or partisan desire to oppose a Government measure except on its merits, is for the Imperial Government to submit such measures as may be deemed necessary in a straightforward manner. Opinions differ and occasions will no doubt arise where Governmental difficulty may occur in this Colony, where I have found it open... in the course of ... The text appears to be incomplete and contains some OCR errors. However, based on the given rules, here is the corrected version: 14 620 15 in unmistakable terms as would have enabled Your Lordship to unequivocally state the grounds upon which a considerable demand was to be made upon the tax-payers of this country. I venture to say that by far the best way to avoid a constitutional crisis or indeed to have the unofficial members of Council be gentlemen of shrewd intellect and possessing no political or partisan desire to oppose a Government measure except on its merits, is for the Imperial Government to submit such measures as may be deemed necessary in a straightforward manner. Opinions differ and occasions will no doubt arise where Governmental difficulty may occur in this Colony, where I have found it open... in the course of ... becomes 14 620 15 in unmistakable terms as would have enabled Your Lordship to unequivocally state the grounds upon which a considerable demand was to be made upon the tax-payers of this country. I venture to say that by far the best way to avoid a constitutional crisis or indeed to have the unofficial members of Council be gentlemen of shrewd intellect and possessing no political or partisan desire to oppose a Government measure except on its merits, is for the Imperial Government to submit such measures as may be deemed necessary in a straightforward manner. Opinions differ and occasions will no doubt arise where Governmental difficulty may occur in this Colony, where I have found it open... in the course of... However, to follow the exact format required: 14 620 15 in unmistakable terms as would have enabled Your Lordship to unequivocally state the grounds upon which a considerable demand was to be made upon the tax-payers of this country. I venture to say that by far the best way to avoid a constitutional crisis or indeed to have the unofficial members of Council be gentlemen of shrewd intellect and possessing no political or partisan desire to oppose a Government measure except on its merits, is for the Imperial Government to submit such measures as may be deemed necessary in a straightforward manner. Opinions differ and occasions will no doubt arise where Governmental difficulty may occur in this Colony, where I have found it open... in the course of...
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