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been declared to have been

carried. On this point I

reference to

would solicit

my despatch N. 344 of 21st ultimo (copy annexed), from which Your Lordship

will see that even

if the

contention that under the

constitution of this

Colony official members of Council are disqualified from voting for their

own

salaries,

(which I doubt) the conclusion

that the Appropriation

Ordinance

was

not legally passed does not flow from the premises.

For each item in the Bill

was

separately moved, and

each amendment thereto

likewise; and if the vote of the official concerned in each case be counted as

null and void, that of the Colonial Secretary, for example,

in the case

of the item of the Colonial Secretary's establishment,

that of the Treasurer in the

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146 been declared to have been carried. On this point I reference to would solicit my despatch N. 344 of 21st ultimo (copy annexed), from which Your Lordship will see that even if the contention that under the constitution of this Colony official members of Council are disqualified from voting for their own salaries, (which I doubt) the conclusion that the Appropriation Ordinance was not legally passed does not flow from the premises. For each item in the Bill was separately moved, and each amendment thereto likewise; and if the vote of the official concerned in each case be counted as null and void, that of the Colonial Secretary, for example, in the case of the item of the Colonial Secretary's establishment, that of the Treasurer in the CAL
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146 been declared to have been carried. On this point I reference to would solicit my despatch N. 344 of 21st 13 ultimo (copy annexed). from which Your Lordship if the will see that even contention that under the constitution of this of this Colony official members of Council are disqualified from voting for their own salaries, (which I doubt) the conclusion that the appropriation Ordinance. was Ordinance as passed not legally passed does not flow from the premises. For each item in the Bill was separately moved, and each amendment there to likewise; and if the vote of the official concerned in each ease be counted as null and void, that of the Colonial Secretary, for example, in the case of the item of the Colonial Secretary's establishment, that of the Treasurer in the. CAL
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been declared to have been

carried. On this point I

reference to

would solicit

my despatch N. 344 of 21st 13 ultimo (copy annexed). from which Your Lordship

if the

will see that even

contention that under the

constitution of this

of this Colony official members of Council are disqualified from voting for their

own

salaries,

(which I doubt) the conclusion

that the appropriation

Ordinance.

was

Ordinance as passed not legally passed does not flow from the premises.

For each item in the Bill

was

separately moved, and

each amendment there to

likewise; and if the vote of the official concerned in each ease be counted as

null and void, that of the Colonial Secretary, for example,

in the case

of the item of the Colonial Secretary's establishment,

that of the Treasurer in the.

CAL

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