I have had the honour of administering several Governments, and I think I may safely claim to be free from any tendency to ignore sufficient Members of Council or to regard their votes and opinion as valueless.
At the same time it must sometimes happen that my duty prevents me from acceding to the opinions of the official Members and this was the case in regard to the motion for the reduction of salaries. I carefully examined the financial position and prospects of the Colony, and arrived at the conclusion that the circumstances neither required nor justified the motion made by the Unofficial Members in Finance Committee, and I accordingly directed the Colonial Secretary to oppose the motion, brought forward in Council. I had the less hesitation in doing so because the representation of the financial position
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I have had the honour of ad. #fad. ministering several Governments, and of think I may safely olaim to be free from any tendency to iquores twofficint Members of Council or to regard their votee and opinion as valueless.
It the same time it must
sometuires happen that my duty
prevents mes from
acechh acechking the
-opinions of the theofficial_
Members and this was the case
ni regard
to the motion for
the reduction.
of
salaries. I
carefully
carefully esamaied shes giran.
and prospects:
cial position and
Colony,
and carrived at
the conclusion that the air.
cumstances neither required
Justified the motion made by the Unofficial Mein here in Finance Commitke, and I
accordingly directed the Cobruit, Secretary to appose the motion, brought forward in
if it were
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Council. I had the less hesi -
tation in
doing
representation of
20 because the
the financial
position
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