CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8] — Page 249

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"subject." "The Bill was not

in

any way forced through

Committee, and the allegation that I stated

that for the reason mentioned

discussion was useless is

an

extraordinary misstatement of the fact. What happened was that Mr. Whitehead

on

asked for an adjournment of the second reading account of the absence of the senior unofficial member, Mr. Chater, and

I replied that I could not

consent to an

adjournment, and that it would be

useless as the Council (i.e. the Legislative Council, including the unofficial members), were, with the exception of himself, and

possibly of Mr. Chater regarded one point, unanimously in favour of the Bill. The point in question

was

as

the

subject of the amendment which was seconded pro forma.

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"subject." "The Bill was not in any way forced through Committee, and the allegation that I stated that for the reason mentioned discussion was useless is an extraordinary misstatement of the fact. What happened was that Mr. Whitehead on asked for an adjournment of the second reading account of the absence of the senior unofficial member, Mr. Chater, and I replied that I could not consent to an adjournment, and that it would be useless as the Council (i.e. the Legislative Council, including the unofficial members), were, with the exception of himself, and possibly of Mr. Chater regarded one point, unanimously in favour of the Bill. The point in question was as the subject of the amendment which was seconded pro forma.
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8 " subject." "The Bill was not in any way forced through Committee, and the allegation that I stated_ · that for the reason mentioned discussion was useless is an extraordinary misstatement of the fact. What happened was that Mr. Whitehead on asked for an adjournment of the second reading account of the absence of the senior unofficial member, Mr Chater, and 0 245 I replied that I could not consent to an 9 adjournment, and that it would be ~ useless as the Council (i.e. the Legislative Council, including the unofficial members), were, with the exception of himself, and ~ possibly of Mr. Chater regarded one point, unanimously in favour of the Bill. The point in question was as the subject of the amendment which was seconded pro forma 7.
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" subject." "The Bill was not

in

any way forced through

Committee, and the allegation that I stated_

· that for the reason mentioned

discussion was useless is

an

extraordinary misstatement of the fact. What happened was that Mr. Whitehead

on

asked for an adjournment of the second reading account of the absence of the senior unofficial member, Mr Chater, and

0

245

I replied that I could not

consent to an

9

adjournment, and that it would be ~

useless as the Council (i.e. the Legislative Council, including the unofficial members), were, with the exception of himself, and ~ possibly of Mr. Chater regarded one point, unanimously in favour of the Bill. The point in question

was

as

the

subject of the amendment which was seconded pro

forma

7.

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