, 1876-12-23

same as His Rxcellsncy intended TO reliove the
4 men under the Drafb when the Governor
states that the reduction will be made gYsdus
ally, thSS Omin0us number Of s must then
anyhow be passed. II His Exc6Ilenoy had
Ggresd In the Committee to promise that o fow
men would be kept at Kings Hill or that the
removal would be made gradually, the propo.
sal would nob have been made. AZ regards the
allusion to 90, be could we'll understand thsa
His EzcelleOcy could noi feel pleased al the
remarks agalnsa suol an ~alluslon bus this
Council has NOT deserved from ihs Govern
ment 10 be sgaln threatened with that s, which
whom 1t was inserted in this Colonial Law vas
considered It's sogepoint. The Yioe.governot
had on q recent occasion quite uureaeonably
alluded 30 thet s, ami now again ID was held
up whe0 no call for it existed,
The Cone mar 1t is stated in the Motives
shat .h3 change you'd be carried out gradually
therefore ihara had been no necessity for him
TO rep9aa II In the Committee. The Speakers
last tenarkG might have the appearance OF
being founded 1u5 in reality they are nOt. Of
coz 90. the Government could easily have
found oJs th8 cost Of keeping the S men, and
therefore need net TO have asked the Commit
,oo Tor Information th8Te, Bot the point 10
holds, ie. that II will be tantamount 10 having
tbs whole military establishment aud station
maintained az KingshjlI, If s men at least shall
be constantly Kept there. 10 show how the
msu could be- kept az Kings5jII, without ocaa.
sloning tnoas difficulties and drawbacks, should
certainly haga been the duty OF tae Committee
Whsn proposing the measure but this the Com
mltts6 lGs failod 70 do. If the Council. will
not vote 20r the Draft as it js, without this pro.
posed clause, ho could not accept the Draft.
kc ,tvg Ia AAA NO E,rFnoN aF,niIotiD,- nv
remarks 10 offer, he would leave the Council,
and did 30 with the same kind feeling as
always
the Governor LEFT the Assembly.
The Speatsg As already stated the amend
msnt ws1 caused by this that the Committee
got no assurance Of q certain number Of men
being kept az Kings Hill, therefore it had to
make tie proposal sub Nc. !. As tho matter
stouds now after lis Gxoeiienoy's explanations,
the reduction We all desire would not be- car
Tled out, with tie Ordinance having that
clause but he had no authority to withdraw
the amendment, which therefore is now TO be
given 10 Me Y0t8 Of tho Council.
1st Member for Christl2nssed (LcnminQ)
begged TO recommend amendment No. , BE-.
cause it would effect the greatest s4girg.
After o Few remarks from Latimsr, the
discussion was closed.
Lhe amendments were put to vote as fol-
lows:
No. l from Committees Majority was
adopted unanimously with 8 votes against S.
NO. 2 from Committees Majority was
adopted unanimously with s votes against 4
/ not v0ting.)
No. 3 was consequently NOT put to vote.
No. from the Committee was adopted
unanimously 9Th 10 votes against l,
No. 8 from the Committee w2a adopted
unanimously Wit6 II votes against /.
NO, 6 from Kosenstand was adopted unani.
nous.y with II Vssos.
It Sas adopted with Q votes against 3 that
'ho Draft SO altered should paas to Ord discus
slon.
The Chairman resumed Che chair and ap.
pointed ihe nezt meeting for Monday 18th
inst 10 s'cloct uocnj Order OF Day to be-
srd Disooa9lon on Draft OF Ordl nance altering
tbe Military Ordinance.
Tha Meeting closed at a O'clock