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GOVERNOR: ON THE LATTER POINT, WHETHER OR NOT THERE CERTAINLY COULDN'T GIVE ANY GUARANTEE THAT THE EXECUTIVE WOULDN'T SEEK

ARE TALKS TO AMEND THE LEGISLATION WHEN IT'S BEING CONSIDERED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DURING ITS PASSAGE THROUGH THIS COUNCIL. FOR EXAMPLE, TAKE AN OBVIOUS POINT;

LET MP I THINK THAT INDIVIDUAL COUNCILLORS WILL VIEWS ABOUT THE

HAVE LEGISLATION AND THEY MAY HAVE DIFFERENT

VIEWS WHICH ARE FROM THE GOVERNMENT'S, AND THEY MAY HAVE VIEWS WHICH FROM THE GOVERNMENT'S AND COMMAND MAJORITY SUPPORT IN COUNCIL, IN WHICH CASE THE GOVERNMENT MAY WELL HAVE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THIS

THOSE VIEWS IN SURSEQUENT PARTS OF THE BILL. IT MAY HAVE TO OTHER PARTS

AMEND OF THE BILL TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF AMENDMENTS MADE BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ITSELF. ON THE HONOURABLE GENTLEMAN'S QUESTION;

FIRST WE DON'T HAVE AN ABSOLUTE DEADLINE. IF I'D HAD AN ABSOLUTE DEADLINE I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WAIT SINCE EARLY FEBRUARY IN TO GAZETTE THE LEGISLATION BUT AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, WE DO TO ENSURE THAT THE COUNCIL HAS THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT WILL REQUIRE

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THAT IT WOULD WANT IN ORDER TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSALS THAT ARE IT. I THINK IT WOULD BE PRETTY INSULTING TO THE COUNCIL IF I SAY WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHEN WE BRING THE BILLS INTO THE COUNCIL BECAUSE THE COUNCIL WILL SPEND AS LITTLE TIME AS REQUIRE ON DEBATING THESE MATTERS. I DON'T WANT TO SET A DEADLINE, I DON'T WANT TO RING A DATE IN THE CALENDAR, BUT TIME IS NOT INFINITE AND IF THERE ARE NOT GOING TO BE TALKS, THEN I'M SURE THAT MANY HONOURABLE MEMBERS WILL TAKE THE VIEW THAT WE SHOULD GET ON WITH LEGISLATING.

AND BEFORE WAS TO FORWARD

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