CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8] — Page 341

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Management of Local Affairs

5. A consultative voice in matters
of an Imperial character.

I will take each of these
requests in turn.

A.
The free election of
- Official Members of Council
an earlier.

There is nothing that I can conceive of that might lead to more serious consequences to the good respect and usefulness of the Legislative Council than this proposal. In a paragraph in this letter I referred to the tendency within the last half dozen years to send members to the Council to represent party interests, and underlying the present petition and proposal there is a good deal of motive in that direction.

Should

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337 Management of Local Affairs 5. A consultative voice in matters of an Imperial character. I will take each of these requests in turn. A. The free election of - Official Members of Council an earlier. There is nothing that I can conceive of that might lead to more serious consequences to the good respect and usefulness of the Legislative Council than this proposal. In a paragraph in this letter I referred to the tendency within the last half dozen years to send members to the Council to represent party interests, and underlying the present petition and proposal there is a good deal of motive in that direction. Should
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4. 337 Management of Local Affairs 5. A consultative voice in matters of an Imperial character. I will take each of these requests in turn. A. The free election of - Official Members of Council an earlier. There is nothing that I can conceive of that might lead to more serious consequences to the good repecte and usefulness of the Legislative Council then this proposal. In paragraph in this letter I referred to the tendency within. the last half dozen years to send members to the Council to represent party interests, and underlying the present petition and proposal there is a good. deal of molive in that direction. Should
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337

Management of Local Affairs

5. A consultative voice in matters

of an Imperial character.

I will take each of these

requests in turn.

A.

The free election of

- Official Members of Council

an earlier.

There is nothing that I can conceive of that might lead to more serious consequences to the good repecte and usefulness of the Legislative Council then this proposal. In paragraph in this letter I referred to the tendency within. the last half dozen years to send members to the Council to represent party interests, and underlying the present petition and proposal there is a good. deal of molive in that direction.

Should

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