CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 584

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With reference to this subject I should mention that in view of the disrespectful character of the letter of the Unofficial Members of the 24th ultimo, and with the desire of causing them to withdraw it, rather than that I should leave open rupture between them and the Government on my departure from the Colony, I, with the advice of the Executive Council, had an interview with the Unofficial Members on the 27th ultimo, and I append a report of the remarks I addressed to them, taken by a shorthand writer who was present.

4.

The result of the interview so far has been that the Honourable J. J. Keswick, the most influential and most respected of the Unofficial Members, in a letter

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578 Contribution. 3. With reference to this subject I should mention that in view of the disrespectful character of the letter of the Unofficial Members of the 24th ultimo, and with the desire of causing them to withdraw it, rather than that I should leave open rupture between them and the Government on my departure from the Colony, I, with the advice of the Executive Council, had an interview with the Unofficial Members on the 27th ultimo, and I append a report of the remarks I addressed to them, taken by a shorthand writer who was present. 4. The result of the interview so far has been that the Honourable J. J. Keswick, the most influential and most respected of the Unofficial Members, in a letter Page 77
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578 Contribution. 3. With reference to this subject i I should mention that in view of the the letter of the disrespectful character of Members Unofficial of the 24th ultimo, and with the desire of causing them to withdraw it, rather than that I should leave open rupture between them and the I Government on my departure from the Colony, I with L the Enel: 4 Mapril, the advice of the Excentive Council, had an interview with the Unofficial Members on the 27th ultimo, and I append a report of the "remarks I addressed to- them, taken by a shorthand. writer who was present. 4. The result of the interview so far has been that the Honourable J. J. Keswick, the most influential and most respected of the Unofficial Members, in a letter AT 77 i
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578

Contribution.

3.

With reference to

this subject i

I should mention

that in view of

the

the letter of

the

disrespectful character of

Members

Unofficial

of the 24th ultimo,

and with the desire of causing them to withdraw

it, rather than that I should

leave

open rupture

between them and the

I Government on my departure

from the Colony, I with

L

the

Enel: 4

Mapril,

the advice of the Excentive Council, had an interview with the Unofficial Members

on the 27th ultimo, and I

append a report of the "remarks I addressed to-

them, taken by a shorthand. writer who was present.

4.

The result of the

interview so far has been that the Honourable J. J. Keswick, the most influential and most respected of the Unofficial Members, in a

letter

AT

77

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