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approval of His Majesty in Council, but

before this is done I shall be glad

to receive any observations you may

have to offer in regard to these Instruments.

4. The following are the principal

changesto which I would invite your atten-

tion:

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(1) The existing Letters Patent contain

no provision for the suspension of

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as well as to pounds sterling has

been inserted.

5. (1) With regard to tho

Instructions, Clauses II and III now

include provisions for the Governor,

in pursuance of instructions, to make

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definitive appointments to the Exe-

cutive Council, but the power to appoint

by Royal Warrant has still been retained

though in practice it would rarely

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Members of the Executive and Legis-

lative Councils and the new clauses,

V and VI have accordingly been amplified

for this purpose.

(2) Clauses X, XI and XII (Assent

to Bills, Reserved Bills, Governor

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and Legislative Council to observe

Instructions). These are new clauses

which are now generally inserted

when fresh Letters Patent are issued.

(3) Clause XVI (Dismissal and suspension

of Public Officers) has been brought

into line with the Colonial Rega-

lations and a reference to dollars

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Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Read

Sir H. Just

Sir G. Fiddes.

Mr. Steel-Maitland.

Mr. Bonar Law.

be exercised.

(2)

Clauses V and XX (Precedence

of Members of the Execitive and Log-

islative Councils). The precedence

assigned to the Treasurer by dae

existing Instructions was modified

by Mr. Chamberlain's despatch General

of 3rd February, 1897, but that

precedence, which was arranged to meet

special circumstances, is now probably

out of date. A paragraph has been

added to Clause XX to preserve tha

precedence of Unofficial Tembers of

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