CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8] — Page 437

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Whitehead containing a clear majority of Unofficial Members of Council. This is not practicable, for in the first place M. Keswick and Mr. Belilios are not available - the former having asked to be excused, and the latter having declined to serve on such a Committee - and Dr Hokai, though an extremely useful member of the Legislative Council, has not the necessary knowledge or experience to render him a suitable member of such a Retrenchment Committee. And in the second place, the reasons urged by the Colonial Secretary against his being required to preside over any retrenchment Committee, are, I fear, more likely to increase than to diminish as time goes on, while nothing but absolute compulsion would induce the Chief Justice to preside over a Committee constituted as

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41. 40 Whitehead containing a clear majority of Unofficial Members of Council. This is not practicable, for in the first place M. Keswick and Mr. Belilios are not available - the former having asked to be excused, and the latter having declined to serve on such a Committee - and Dr Hokai, though an extremely useful member of the Legislative Council, has not the necessary knowledge or experience to render him a suitable member of such a Retrenchment Committee. And in the second place, the reasons urged by the Colonial Secretary against his being required to preside over any retrenchment Committee, are, I fear, more likely to increase than to diminish as time goes on, while nothing but absolute compulsion would induce the Chief Justice to preside over a Committee constituted as 432

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41. # 40 Whitehead containing a clear majority of Unofficial. Members of Council. This is not practicable, for in the~ first place M. Keswick and Mr. Belilios are not available- the former having asked to be excused, and the latter having declined to serve on such a Committee - and Dr Hokai, though an extremely useful member of the - Legislative Council, has not the necessary knowledge experience or 432 to render him a experience suitable member of such a Retrenchment Committee. And: in the second place, the ~ reasons urged by the Colonial Secretary against his being required to preside over any retrenchment Committee, are I fear more likely to increase than to diminish as time ~ goes on, while nothing but absolute compulsion would induce the Chief Justice to preside over a Committee constituted j

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Whitehead containing a clear majority of Unofficial. Members of Council. This is not practicable, for in the~ first place M. Keswick and Mr. Belilios are not available-

the

former having asked to

be excused, and the latter

having declined to serve on

such a Committee - and Dr

Hokai, though an extremely useful member of the - Legislative Council, has not the necessary knowledge

experience

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to render him a

experience suitable member of such a Retrenchment Committee. And:

in the second place, the ~

reasons

urged by the Colonial Secretary against his being required to preside

over

any

retrenchment Committee, are

I fear

likely to increase

than to diminish as time ~

goes on, while nothing but absolute compulsion would induce the Chief Justice to preside

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