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Legislative Council on this resolution.

3.

Your Lordship will observe that

on the motion of Hr. M. Stewart seconded by Mr. E. Osborne,

I agreed to adjourn the debate on the resolution. During

the period of adjournment the Unofficial Members discussed

among themselves the best method of raising the required

revenue from intoxicating liquor and at a meeting held by

them on the 18th. of last August they adopted the resolut-

-ions, of which I enclose a copy. These resolutions were

forwarded to me on the same day by the Senior Unofficial

Member with an intimation that the Unofficial Members

would value an opportunity of discussing them with me. I

gladly assented to their proposal, and it was in order to

give effect to the first of their resolutions that the

present Ordinance was drafted. The up-shot of the discuss-

-ion which took place is fully described in my speech in

the Legislative Council.

4.

The Bill was read a first time on

the 10th. ultimo and passed through the remaining stages

and received my assent on the 17th. ultimo on which day

the enclosed regulations made thereunder were passed in

Executive Council. I attach copies of the Hansard Reports

of the debates in Legislative Council on both occasions.

Conclosure 5. Fonclosure

5.