CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8] — Page 418

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carry

out the instruction

which it contains, to

appoint a retrenchment Committee over which the

or the

"Colonial Secretary" or "Chief Justice might preside,

with two other

Government officers and certain unofficial members of the Council as colleagues. "The Chief Justice

was at the time on

short leave

in Japan, and the Colonial

Secretary, for

reasons which

appeared to me sufficient, and which I shall report

separately in a despatch of even date, marked Confidential,

asked to be excused from presiding over the Committee. It was

not possible for me to actually

appoint the Committee at once,

but at the next ensuing meeting of the Legislative Council I

announced my

intention of appointing the following

Committee:

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3 carry out the instruction which it contains, to appoint a retrenchment Committee over which the or the "Colonial Secretary" or "Chief Justice might preside, with two other Government officers and certain unofficial members of the Council as colleagues. "The Chief Justice was at the time on short leave in Japan, and the Colonial Secretary, for reasons which appeared to me sufficient, and which I shall report separately in a despatch of even date, marked Confidential, asked to be excused from presiding over the Committee. It was not possible for me to actually appoint the Committee at once, but at the next ensuing meeting of the Legislative Council I announced my intention of appointing the following Committee:
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3

carry

out the instruction

which it contains, to

appoint a retrenchment Committee over which the

or the

"Colonial Secretary "Chief Justice might preside,

two other

with one or

"Government officers and certain unofficial members of the Corneil as colleagues. "The Chief Justice

at the time on

in

was absent

short leave

Japan, and the Colonial

Secretary for

reasons which

appeared

413

appeared to me sufficient, and which I shall report

separately in a despatch of er

Confidential:

even date with

this, asked to be exaused

over

from presiding Committee. It was

not possible for

the

therefore

me to actually

appoint the Committee at

but at the next.

once,

ensuing meeting of the~ Legislative Council I

announced

my

intention

of appointing the following

Committee

".

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