The Archive · 1896

3 SECRETARY

MR. WHITEHEAD AND THE COLONIAL

In the Finance Committee, which followed, Mr, Whitehead and the Colonial Secretary had a little breeze, the hon. member "bringing up, on the vote for the Sanitary Boar, the refusal of Government to lay the papers in connection with the proposed reconstruction of the Board on the table. He urged upon the Government the desirability of granting them the papers on the subject. The Colonial Secretary accused Mr. Whitehead of having changed his mind, but said would be noted on the. minutes, that he Treasurer could not see the relevancy of wished for the papers. The Acting Colonial the discussion, but Mr. Lockhart said it was allowed in order to give Mr. Whitehead an a8 he was unsupported, it is to be feared the opportunity of expressing his views. But active member for the Chamber got little for his trouble.

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