CO129-266 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [1-3] — Page 260

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Officials Governor 12. Colonial Secretary 13. Attorney General -4. Treasurer

P.W.

5. M. Cooper Dinein -6. Capt. Rumsey. He on martin

Unofficials

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M. Chater

2. M- Keswick

3. Mr Whitehead -4.1 Ho Kai

-5. Mr. Belilios

-7. M May. head

Jolice

an

The governor has a casting role.

a

The finance committee in HongHing plays

an important fact, d votes expenditure before in

datait before

it comes

before

the connat!

In the Legislative Council the governor has an original

d a

casting

nte.

"I am not quite sure whother this is

also the case with the colonial Secretary, in the finance

Committee but should

imagine

itis.

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possible, and I think

I think the chairman should be kept out of clivisions as much as the frown Colony system Whatever. To run it fine

friction

should be

left

in no doubt

will

only

cause constant

I would therefore suggest that one member should be added to the Onofficial side, making sixundji- ∙cials to seven officiale, including the governo, Cormeil. If the conofficials vote solid, the government

majority

Thill skills must be secured vore & there will be no

rote

the casting

by

in the

the governors orginal necessity to have resort to all the council with the exception. In the france committee the numbers will be equal; of the governor, the numbers them being 6 officials the colonial Sconetary will have to use his casting

The colonial Secretary is chairm

It consists

to 5 unofficials.

d

vote assuming he has one. But after all what is done in this committee can be put right

be put right in council.

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