CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 561

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Your Lordship's offer would.. be supported by the votes

the Officials and would thus

be carried..

I have been told that

even had the official members

voted they would have voted against

the proposal. Of course I am

unable to say

what would have

been the result had a division

taken place, but as a matter

of abstract conjecture it

d... appear to be a matter

of regard to a

Civil servant aware of the

ordinary practice in

matters having the weight of

the initiative of the Secretary

of State and his promised..

sanction, the probabilities were

all the other way, more

especially as the result of the vote would

not have been to bind any of

the members opposed to the proposal on personal grounds to

its acceptance in their

case, but merely to enable

Your Lordship's offer to

become effective in the case

of those who desired to accept it.

I have the honour to

point out to Your Lordship that the offer being of a give and take kind required promptitude.

was

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556 Your Lordship's offer would.. be supported by the votes the Officials and would thus be carried.. I have been told that even had the official members voted they would have voted against the proposal. Of course I am unable to say what would have been the result had a division taken place, but as a matter of abstract conjecture it d... appear to be a matter of regard to a Civil servant aware of the ordinary practice in matters having the weight of the initiative of the Secretary of State and his promised.. sanction, the probabilities were all the other way, more especially as the result of the vote would not have been to bind any of the members opposed to the proposal on personal grounds to its acceptance in their case, but merely to enable Your Lordship's offer to become effective in the case of those who desired to accept it. I have the honour to point out to Your Lordship that the offer being of a give and take kind required promptitude. was
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556 Your Lordship's offer would.. be supported by the votes the Officials and would thus be carried.. I have been told that even had the official members voted they would have voted ajamat the proposal. Of course I am unable to what would say have taken place, but as a abstract conjecture d... matter of and as it would appear to of the regard to Civil servant aware. ordinary practice in matters having the weight of the initiative of the Secretary f of State and his promised.. sanction, the probabilities were all the other as way, more especially the result of the role would not have been to bind any of the members opposed to the proposal on personal grounds it's acceptance in their Case, our but merely to enable Your Lordship's offer effective in the case to to become of who desired to accept it. those I have the honour to point out to Your Lordship that -the offer being of a give and take Kived promptitude. was
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556

Your Lordship's offer would.. be supported by the votes

the Officials and would thus

be carried..

I have been told that

even had the official members

voted they would have voted ajamat

the proposal. Of course I am

unable to

what would

say

have taken place, but as a

abstract conjecture

d...

matter

of

and as it would

appear

to

of

the

regard

to

Civil servant aware.

ordinary practice in

matters having the weight of

the initiative of the Secretary

f

of State and his promised..

sanction, the probabilities were

all the other

as

way, more

especially

the result of the role would

not have been to bind any of

the members opposed to the proposal on personal grounds

it's acceptance in their

Case,

our

but merely to enable

Your Lordship's offer

effective in the case

to

to become

of

who desired to accept it.

those

I have the honour to

point out to Your Lordship that -the offer being of a give and take Kived promptitude.

was

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