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ry of State's instructions. In this connection he invites

your attention to the following extract from a letter which

he received yesterday from the Chief Justice in which he a-

gain objects to serve on a Committee containing a majority

of Unofficial Members of Council.

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"At the same time may I, through this letter, urged upon

them

Messrs. Whiteheau and Chater a reconsideration of their

objections to a Committee of four viz:, two unofficial

members and one official member and a Chairman. It seem

to me that a Committee so constituted would give the

unofficial members all the avantages which the origin

of the Committee could fairly be held to entitle

to, and would be within both the letter and spirit of

the Secretary of State's instructions while at the same

time it would sufficiently meet my personal objections.

In such a Committee no recommendation could be carried

in the teeth of unofficial opposition alu every recom-

mendation which a majority could agree to would be free

from the possible reproach of being a mere party con- clusion. It might of course Lappen that on some points

there would be an equal division but the only result

would be that no recommendation could in that case be

formulated.

As Mr. Whitehead is good enough to impute to me perfect

impartiality I fail to see why he should object to a

Committee composed (excluding the Chairman) of two men-

kuhionsthat(tkozót is impossi to eloipe the-son-

bers onhis side (for it is impossible to escape the

conclusion that there are siles ) and one on the other.