Council, which with Your Lordship's approval I propose
to adopt.
Mr WV M Deane
when acting Secretary last
as Colonial
that he had no
year held original
vote in Finance Committee
as
a
of an
Chairman, and only casting vote in ease equality of votes.
he
ga
M. Deane, although
no reasons.
· gave contention,
was
for his
probably
guided
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guided by the practice in England, where, I am informed, the Speaker of the House has a casting
vote in case
of equality of
votes, but otherwise never
votes as Chairman.
Chairman of the
House. In Committee of
the whole House the
Chairman is apparently
guided by the same rule.
Dar
am advised that it is stated in May's
Parliamentary Practice that
the
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