CO129-425 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [10-12] — Page 632

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In my experience

advantage to the Government ·

unofficial member of the Executive Council is always

careful:

to preserve

nis liberty of action

in the

Legislative Council, if for no other reason

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taan to

prove to his unerficial colleagues in that assembly

and to the

Public

that his assheiation

the Executive Council

nas not

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independence.

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expressed that it constituted not only no increase

in the representation of the tax payers but was

rather a source of weakness in that representation

because tne unoffici

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over to support measures

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I would mention here that

at the present time

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are indications that a certain section of the

European

Community with which tne Honble. mr H.3.

Pollock A.Ü. and the newly elected

nominee of the

Chamber of Commerce - P.H. Holyoak

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about to identify

themselves is preparing to

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