CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8] — Page 468

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the instrumentality of a

Retrenchment Committee.

that

Whatever the grounds of

opinion that for the propounding of your suggestions it cannot be essential

that

Your

vote on the Committee

You

increased if you

survive

majority. This is by the way:

the material point is

not how

Conclusion,

may

be, it is clear

you arrived at it, but that

Your

aid

arrive

at it.

7.

Once

it is shown that

a majority

Even if a minority of

the Governor fails to see

why that should prevent you

from making the most useful

recommendations

might be in

that

your power to

balance of

minority

making

The fact of

you being in

could not

from the reasonableness

detract

recommendation which you

might make, nor consequently from this

to such

consideration to be given

as

would thereby

enable;

any way

increased

anxiety to remove

even

the

semblance of a justification.

For your

reluctance to serve

on the Committee, the Governor was disposed to give effect to your wishes. Needless to say,

he did not consider them reasonable, but he thought it just possible to accept

them.

But here

he was

met

by

a

double difficulty: Mr. Belilios,

who was

invited to join the

Committee,

declined, and the Military Secretary,

to whom it was

submitted, declined,

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463 the instrumentality of a Retrenchment Committee. that Whatever the grounds of opinion that for the propounding of your suggestions it cannot be essential that Your vote on the Committee You increased if you survive majority. This is by the way: the material point is not how Conclusion, may be, it is clear you arrived at it, but that Your aid arrive at it. 7. Once it is shown that a majority Even if a minority of the Governor fails to see why that should prevent you from making the most useful recommendations might be in that your power to balance of minority making The fact of you being in could not from the reasonableness detract recommendation which you might make, nor consequently from this to such consideration to be given as would thereby enable; any way increased anxiety to remove even the semblance of a justification. For your reluctance to serve on the Committee, the Governor was disposed to give effect to your wishes. Needless to say, he did not consider them reasonable, but he thought it just possible to accept them. But here he was met by a double difficulty: Mr. Belilios, who was invited to join the Committee, declined, and the Military Secretary, to whom it was submitted, declined,
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the instrumentality of a

Retrenchment Committee.

that

Whatever the grounds of

opinion that for the propounding q-your suggestions it cannot be excential

that

Your

on the Cor

You

༔།

increased if you

traviver

majority. This is by the way:

the material point is

not how

Conclusion,

may

be, it is clear

you arrived at buck that

Your

aid

arrive

at it.

7.

Once

showed kan

LLL

itte.

in a

majority

Even if minority of

the Governor fails to see

why that should prevent you

from making the most useful

recommendations

might be in

that

your power to

alance of

minority

maki

The

you being in

could not

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gany

from the reasonableness

detract

recommendation which you

might make, now consequently from thi

to such

consideration to be given

D

would there in

nableness;

any way

increased

anxiety to remove

his

even

ite

semblance of a jurstipention.

for your

the

reluctance to serve

Committee, the Governor was disposed to give effect to wiches. Needless to say.

your

he did not consider theme. reasonable, but he thought just possible to accent

ib

to them.

av

contravene

they did not directly

the terms of the

Secretary of State's instruction.

But here

the

met

by

a

double difficulty: Mt. Belilios,

who

L

invited to join the

Cou

declined, and the Milf Suction

tbjutd

mitter, declined,

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