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anxiously awaited the moment when practical effect might be given to it.
In the published extract from your Lordship's despatch the ratification of the offer was made contingent upon its passing the Legislative Council.
Instead, however, of the proposal being put to the vote of the Legislative Council, it was put to the vote only of the Unofficial members of the Council, the official members not being allowed to vote.
As Your Lordship's published extract of Your despatch had not made any distinction between the votes of Official and Unofficial members, those of the Civil servants who had accepted the offer not unnaturally supposed that the matter would be decided by the votes of the entire Council, and the offer was made spontaneously by Your Lordship and was twice repeated, and the other Officers similarly circumstanced naturally concluded that Your
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anseously awaited the moment
when practical affect might be
given.
"to it.
In the published extract
from your hood ship's despatch
the ratification of the offer
was made contingent upon
it's passing the Legislative
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proposal being put to the
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put to the vote only
of the Unofficial members of the Connel the official
members not being allowed to
vote
vote.
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the published extract of Your
despatch had not made any
distinction between the roter
of
Official and Unofficial members,
those of the Civil servants who had
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supposed
the
offer
not unnaturally
that the matter would
be decided by the votes
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was made spontaneously
by Your Lordship and was twice repeated I and the other Officers similarly circumstanced
as
naturally concluded that
Your
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