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sound, would obviously

necessitate

an

alteration in

the constitution of the Colony,

for

otherwise it would always be in the power of the unofficial members of Council to bring the Government to a dead lock

any

ང

by refusing to vote salaries until any demand they might happen to have

made had been conceded.

But I imagine that the

argument that official ~

members

:

Encl. 2

30% Noor

members are

disqualified.

from voting for their own salaries is not sound; and

even

if it were, it is clear that the contention that the Bill has been legally

passed subject to the stated reductions of salaries is ~ untenable. For as

Lordship will see

Your

from

the

copy,

minutes of the proceedings

of which I enclose a

1999. The items for each department

were

separately moved and

Carried.