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instructed to appoint, you tran and wh a hover for the allegation. When it was decided by the Secretary of State Ithak a Comer vitti should he appointed, His Excellency's anxiety was that the Committee should set to work as speedily as possible. At the first ensuing meeting of the Legislative Council he announced his intention of appointing a Committee consisting of the Chief Justice as Chairman, the Attorney-General, The Honourable Mr. Chater, yourself, and Mr. Wodehouse, and the return of the Chief Justice from leave was considered indispensable.
Some preliminaries had been arranged, and time was spent in making those appointments.
5. Neither at the time of His Excellency's announcement of the persons he intended to appoint, nor for long afterwards, did you offer any objection or suggestion, and it was only when all the preliminaries had been completed that you explained to His Excellency that the appointment of the three official members, exclusive of the Chief Justice, was not in strict accordance with the terms of the instruction from the Secretary of State. His Excellency did not, and does not, think it likely that the Secretary of State intended his phrase of "one or two other Government Officers" to be rigidly interpreted to exclude the appointment, and so probably the real intention was
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instructed to appoint, you
tran and wh a hover
for the allegation. When it was accided by the Secretary of State
Ithak
a
Comer
vitti should he
appointed, His Excellency's
anxiety was
that the Cognitter
should set to work
✔
speedily
possible. At the first ensning meeting of the Legislative Council
te
རིན་
unced his intention.
of appointing
a
Corne
ittee
the Chief Justice.
consisting of u
Chanman, the Staabrusenetes,
The sorrible hears Chatest Kranich, yourself, and means Wodehouse,
and day:
and
the return
the Ching Justice from leave
certain indispensable.
Sova
Ad
preliminaries had been arranged,
ko
loch
time in making
those appointments.
5.
Neither
the
sion
of His Excellency's
the constitution
མ་
the (ve.
which he intended.
intended to appoint,
nor for long afterconds, did
you offer any objection.
any objection or suggestion,
and it was only when
necessary
been
completed
all
the
kad
that
You
ec
-plained to his Excellency strat
official members, exclusive
the appointment
three
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of the (ainment
in strict accordance with
the terms
on the instruction
State. Mis
of the Secretary of
Excellency aid not, and dres not, think it likely that the Secretary of State
intended
his phrase of "one ortivo other Government Officers" to be rigidly interpreted
forted the appointment.
and
so
to C
three
g
probably
the real intention was
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