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The Hon Att rnev General ° , a = = —— — = >a te Hon, Attorney Generar reported from the C e : . . . sa a 7 lon Expiring Laws. i ¢ Committee |as to the improper treatment of the House by such a course, | way to Downing Street, and there not only see the Despatch,

. . le ay ‘ > P ; : > j . ° | His Honor the President presented a petition from William |28 they hada right to be furnished with all documents of a | but actually find it printed. I should be wanting in m | Chappel, of Bay Verte, praying aid towards a new Packet in« public nature affecting their proceedings. Great merit was duty, Sir, as a representative of the people, if I did not vote

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. le : | tended to ply between Charlottetown and Bay Verte, Also, ‘claimed by his supporters for the late Lieut. Governor, on for the production of a public paper. Wepnespay, F ebruary Qo” | a Saenge Thresher, Senior, requesting a pension of £50 a | 8ecount that he had stated that he would hold no communi-/ Hon. COL. TREASURER. — Mr. Speaker, I have fre- va Wan: 00D: Badaotehay “Waele tap ie’ Adt-to: protect Ea ee Sah dara : se -3 The petitioner cation with the Colonial Office by the mode of private or quently heard of the influence of the proprietors, but have Sacer ofthe Peace Solin “elainaas Watlaahl; ‘olsickc- haat catitder thes nee ae : : eee re of re- | secret Despatches—that the comuiunications between Sir uever seen so plain a declaration of it us now. Lord ed the House of Assembly, and was read a first time. | Administration, in his: mabndic Bis Hl te ee . Alexander Bannerman and the then Colonial Secretary were | Palmerston: is ebnnested withthem. -EP the tite: Stealer, Tie Hon. Attorney General, aaa member of the Govern-| Col. Swabey denied ie ee a aa ered en ‘to be open and above board. Those sentiments were hailed Mr. Douse, has so much influence at Downing Street as to Sih Selamat rp eos yess bon gion, Th petition ‘wee ido he i he rata Tin ee eis Gomameeah tlie aco Ts meg ttt enn of te sacetepene cae = _ — presented, read, and laid on the table. | . . e under a system 0 esponsible overnment, the | him exert it. It may be that some of the understra at = ae re : ane a inhabitants of east side of | *0Y ernment brings down a mere extract, which, for all we | the Colonial Office have given copies of Despatches to parties. mh, Lot tec panei asa Sestten tare ean Stated tee at eee ara as ad ae cient el mnetabad dmnaalar ene ak Oe inc. isa} 0h ‘ceuchattéte' ce ‘Chis BOM te eoveiah Benda be viothity, for ald t ag “ha es aa paper ant poet of the document, and the country might nese on that principle, it is high time it should be known, oan Bilin al Bale. l 2) wed ; from inbabitantartd Abeshan's Willies. des 36 oe ; | receive more instruction from the part which has been Wwith-| he Governor has sent down all of the Despatch which it Me = Hon. the ATTORNEY GENERAL explained that by | Comstruct a bridge ; from inhabitants of at ees. aid ve held than from that which has been transmitted. He had) was uecessary for the House to have before them. the Bill it wes contemplated to have Bills of Sale filed ae the destitute family of Zacharias Senesien >, fe ater | not come here for the perpen of supporting the resolution, | Hon. COL. SECRETARY.-~Mr. Speaker, it a be as efice of the Prothonotary in Queen's County, and the Deputy | °f Miscouche and vicinity. on bebalf of the destitute family | personally he had nothing to gain by the motion, if it was | well to test the iufluence of the proprietors on this question. Prothonotary in King’s and Prince Counties respectively. if; Casimir Perry ; from John Melntosh, Lot 14, for remuner- carried; but he wished to see the actions of members of the| It may be that such men as the hon. member, Mr. Douse, they establish several offices in different localities, they would ation ior services as Courier ; from inhabitants of Fift ‘en | Government to some extent consistent with their professions, | May have intiuence with some of the underlings at the : have to define the various districts. No doubt that’ system a and vicinity, praying for the establishment of a Post | The House hed been told that they must not suppose the Colonial Office, and that he might go there and say, * shew would aff ml ae rea in ¢ gree of convenience, but its adoption vee ae Bs a _— gyre right—from: inhabitants of Rus- Lieutenant Governor’s speech would shadow forth any Go-| me the Despatches about the doings of those raseals in Prince ws ae eres ji yee Ef mate ShAN) so cous in Rusticd tfarhene a mat aon of Buoys and | yernment measures to be introduced to the House—that the| Edward Isiand.” The present may be a good time to try the offices he had named were appointed, people would have te ‘usticg Harbour; from inhabitants of Tignish, for | raver Government measures introduced into the speech the | their strength. But, Sir, even if the motion be carried, I

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apply to sever: lL befor they could get the information the; ’ : ary; from imhabitants of Lots 23 and 24, and} : . : . . : *

Tele wae te: Oeil Comet ue celiatend “\others, praying for the establishment of a Post Office near | Detter. So that it was considered the best way to let the} will not advise His Excellency to send down the Despatch,

Bho kawy 044 ° s . i ‘ ehh AC Like | ot * i 7 ; - ¢ a . 4 U « } ‘ . + ‘” ‘ . - . . . . His Honor the PRESIDENT considered it a question on| Wheatly River Bridge; from inhabitants of Searletown and | measures of Government find their way here as they best) 1 he deems he has given the House suflicient information

which the opinion of members from the country would in- vicinity, Lot 27, praying for the establishment of a Post Office | could. It may be perfectly consistent with such a policy to in the extracts submitted. Why, Sir, the Members of

Secure His decisi rs their knowledge of the wishes of the | @¢8" the Hon. Mr. Wright's. By Hon. Mr. Walker, from | send us mere extracts of Despatches, and if this system is|the Executive Council have no right to demand that the vasel po} alati n must nec ssarily quali!) th ‘mi to form the best | en uate of at. peo s Road and vicinity, for aid toaroad;j}allowed to continue to the end of the session, Responsible Lieut. Governor should lay belore them every document et : - amen ” ie om of pens Sans = nee ae -Gamliabienanel the oe ee ee * | Government is merely a dream. Such being the case, in | he may receive irom ihe Colonial Office, Such a claim i. ze yf _ : ail 2 prin co. _ coe 8 yr Re tak is deat te ae ae . oo ee order to ascertain what are really the principles which the | would be a practical tyranny on the Lieutenant Governor. ao ‘of hik dae = H ie t! = iieiaaiendiiaies south side, for grant to epen a road; from inhabitants of Government mean to adopt towards the House, he would | f consider the motion an improper one, and I can never

oe *? Ti : MrT tv ‘ of the f r could be foun in the Registry Office, and judg-| Friston Road and vicinity, for grant to repair a road; from| vote for the motion.

1 . . , »* a ‘ i j +. . r 2 ments and the existence and amounts of Bills of Sale eould John Br dries Little River, Lot 56, praying aid. By the Hon. } How. COL. SECRETARY. — Mr. Speaker, the hon. | Despatch be submitted to them. be ascertained at the Prothonotary’s Office in the same build- | a racy Gen ral, from the Charlottetown Gas Company, for | member for Charlottetown should at least concede to others | Hon. Mr. LONGWOKTH. — Mr. Speaker, I consider of Sale, he sugeest- | @tterations in their Act of Incorporation. | the privilege of changing their opinions which ke claims for that the Government are guilty of tyranny in only giving } i

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ed the establish mens 2 a i - : agp pP Oe take er The Bill to prevent PE apie ite eR ein thimself. It is not very long since he was in the habit of | us garbled extracts. ; Why do they not submit the whole oer se a ‘ . at eon rn Aes th : shideh i of the | committed and agreed to, ¥ ith Pearse in "The fohedied — opposing applications to have documents submitted to the | of the Despatch ? M hy a dosage to have a mereextract# wi. f: c which tl io. ai of oe cael af coun ah ad all to Buoys and B ae ms was read a second * walt «alae 4 House, but to night he has assumed that the minority have | de not deny the right of the Government = withhold wy th » inf mmation they ‘ai cht require. His Honor considered | Ramee cs earner ee % | the right to have anything they choose to ask jor brought part or ~ - of : peerade Despateh ; but, Sir, L consider that the Bill was required for the protection of the people of . WousE mm c a jdown. | A strange doctrine indeed ! Sir, the Government is | that under peponsible. Government a public Despatch is the country. It had been taken from an English Statute, and OUSE OF ASSEMBLY, | responsible to the majority, not to the minority of this House; | public property, Is it withheld for the purpose of smother- the only niterations were such as the different circumstances | ae 9° to the mojority only are they responsible for the production | ing up something objectionable te the Government ?

of the Cal my rendered necessary. The ouly question was, | LHURSDAY, Hebrua ry 20. or withholding of any communications. There is nothing in lion, COL. SECRETARY.—No.

which pi in would be m rst cont pi nt ? It might be | s3 in- The Light and Anchorage Duties Bill was read a third | their opposition to the present motion inconsistent with Hon. Mr. LONGWORTH.—It mast be so. Four or five convenience for a person living at Souris to come to ¢ harlotte-/ tie and passed, \Imperial practice. As to the Despatch in question, the | years ago the hon. member, Hou. Mr. Whelan, would not Fen. M . CRANW ae Pica’ ies il ae te i Mr. Munro presented a petition from Ewen Mel¥.cod, | Honse are in possession of all that is applicable to the refusal | have argued as he has done to-nigit. There is no longer a meade - siee Pil. lie ‘einen th sla on. aes | weeper of Point Prim Light House, praying for remuneration | of the royal assent, and consequently a]l that is requisite to | House ol Assembly. : At poeeont whatever is decided on in General that one office in each County was sufficient. If it for the services of an Assistant. Referred to Committee on | enable them to form an opiniowof the conduct of the Imperial | the Executive Council, is agreed to in the House.. The

1 l were found by experience that that number was not sufficient, | Light Houses. . | Government in disallowing the Bills. It may be that the Governor and his Council may do as they like, They are as they cvald increase it hereafter. It weuld be a hardship to Mr. Munro’ presented a petition from inhabitants of late Lieut. Governor had declared that he would hold no despotic as the Czar of Russia. It is indeed extraordinary compel a man to c pure from St. Eleanor’s to Charlott SOW tO Murray Llarbor road, praying for a grant to complete a pew communication with the Colonial Office by secret despatches, that we should not get the whole of the Despatch, wc 3 Bill of Sale wl ich had been proved at the former } lace. | line of road from the Murray Hartor road to the County \but there may frequently occur cases in which the public Mr. HAVILAND.—Mr. Speaker, labouring as I am

is Honor the PRESIDENT. Suppose the case of aman ting Referred to Committee on the opening of new lines | interests would materially suffer by the communication of under a severe cold, I canuot treat this question as fully as ef another’s property, would you compel him to go to St, | of road. j ; : despatehese - We see. taut runetremicrng sivned coustantly by I otherwise would, or on so importauce deserves; but L must

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Wing at Merray Larboar wishing to ascertain the condition Eleanor’s? : wo : : . ‘to defes i i : Hon. Mr. CRASWELL. His Honor supposes a case that; and maintenance of Buoys and Beacons was read a second | mons, for refusing to aecede to motions for the production of made use of to defeat the motion, under Responsible Govern-

may never cecur.

Hon. Mr. BAGNALL agreed with Hon. Mr. Craswell, as to the propriety of filing the Bills with the Prothonotarics in the diffrent counties. The Comwissioners for taking affidavits in the Supreme Court, of whom there were several in different parts of the eountry, would be proper officers to re ‘clye proof of execution. after which the Bilis should be filed in the Cownty Court.

iis Tenor the PRESIDENT would take the sense of the | Louse on his metion for filing ail Bills of Sale in Charlott | town. The House divided, when there appeared for the motion ; | The Hon. the President, Hons. Messrs. Jlaythorne and Wright. | Against it—Hon. Attorney General, Hons. Messrs. Walker, ! Craswell and Bagnall.

‘The Committee rose and progress was reported.

Mr. Clark. from the House of Assembly, brought up an Act to regulate the mode of collecting Light and Anchorage Duties, which was read a first time.

The Act to protect Justices of the Peace from vexatious actions was Seal a second and third time, and passed.

lion. Mr. Walker presented a petition from resident house- | holders of the St. Hleanor’s District School, impugning the conduct of some of the trustees towards the late teacher. | ‘This after some conversation was laid upon the table.. Also a

tition from Mr. John LePage, third Master at the Central Academy, praying an increase of salary. Read and laid on! the table. ~ : | lion. Mr. Craswell presented two petitions oi James Gillanders, Schoolmaster, Lot 1; one prayimg compensation | for his services as teacher; the other asking for a retiring | ellowance as an old teacher. Read and laid on the table. —~——_+9——-—- |

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Hon. Mr. Wright presented a petition of inhabitants of Tot |

i and 2, praying aid for a bridge over Black Pond, Mimini-| gash. By Hon. Mr. Bagnall, petition from inhabitants of Cross Rivers and vicinity. Lot 14, for aid to complete a line of road ; of Mary Ann Murphy, Schoolmistress, Lot 14, for re-| muneration for six months services; of James Ferguson, and others, Lot:34, to alter iine of road, Hon. Mr. W alker pre- sented the following petitions, viz: John McKinnon, formerly | Preventive Officer, Charlottetown, praying relief from liabilities ineurred by him, in the case of the Schooner ** Dragonet,” | seized last summer, aiid restored to her owner; from Noel Louis, Peter Louis, Noel Mitchel and Michael Mitchel, four oor Indians, praying relief : from Ewen McLeod, Keeper of | Lighthouse at Point Prim, praying Increase | of salary ; from | inhabitants of Grand River and others, Lot 55, praying for a grant to open a road, They were severally read and ordered | to lie on the table. aw Tks Act to protect Justices of the Peace from vexatious | actions, was read a third time and passed. al Mr. Clark, from the House of Assembly, brought up a Bill | toregulate the laying down of Buoys and Beacons. Read a | first time.

The House in Committee of the whole on the Light and Anchorage Duties Bill. .

Hon. ATTORNEY GENERAL explained, that the only ‘alteration with existing mode, to be effected by the Bill, con-) sisted in the receipt of light money by the Collectors of Excise, | who are Controllers of Navigation Laws, and the payment of | Anchorage Dues by the Jiarbor’ Master to the Collector of the Port, instead of paying them into the Treasury as at present.

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The House then went into Committee on the Bill to amend the law relating to Ejectments, Distresses, and the occupation | of Jand; after which it adjourned till Monday next.

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His Honor the PRESIDENT informed the Council that the | Hon. Mr. Bagnall had obtained leave of absence till Thursday | next, in consequence of domestic affliction, and that the Hon. Mr. Beaton was absent without leave. The seo and |

«Light and Anchorage Bills were respectively read a third time apa

'time—committed to a Committee of the whole House, aud

agreed to therein. Ordered to be engrossed. the remark in my hon. friend’s (Mr. Whelan) speech, in moving

Mr. McGill presented a petition from inhabitants of|the Address, that it was not necessary to indicate proposed Tracadie, praying for the establishment of a Post Office.| Government measures, I can only say that the Queen's Referred to Post Office Committee. Speech at the opening of Parliament only mentioned two.

The following road petitions were presented and Jaid on|fhe minority had gathered their forces to-night, knowing the table. By Mr. McGill, from inhabitants of Bannockburn, |that some of the majority would be absent, yet they would Lot 31; and one from inhabitants of Tracadie and its | find that the Goverament would not submit to their dictation, vicinity. By Mr. Wightman, from inhabitants of Lots 51 ‘and would not produce more of the Despatch than they and 52. considered requisite.

Mr. McGill presented a petition from Pierce Doyle and| Hon. Mr. WHELAN.—TI feel compelled, Mr. Speaker, to John McAtee, praying to be reimbursed for losses sustained | resist the motiou of the hon. member for Georgetown, because

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‘by them while ranning a ferry boat-on the Charlottetown | there is every reason to believe that it is based on motives

ferry last summer, for the accommodation of the public. |of factions hostility to the Government, Feeling convinced Laid on the table. i that the Government has communicated all of the Despatch Hon. Mr. Mooney presented a petition from Noel Louis | which it concerned us to he made acquainted with, the motion and three other Micmac Indians, praying relief. Laid on|is unnecessary; were the case otherwise, I doubt not that the table. \ilis Excelleuey would have given us the whole Despatch. The Bill to facilitate the performance of the dutiesof Justices | ft may be convenient for the hon. member and his supporters

of the Peace in certain cases, was read a second time, committed ‘in this House to taunt me with having changed my opinions. to a Committee of the whole House, when several clauses | 1 an tell those gentlemen that my opinions are unchanged, were agreed to therein, and the Committee rose and progress || am i deed surprised to hear it announced that I have was reported. The House then adjourned, and having met, | changed my opinions, beevuse the time was when I may have the House again went into Committee on the foregoing Bill, | enlarged on the evil of withholding entire Despatches and in lee carefully avoiding the enunciation of any Government mea- isures. Sir, they who make that charge should know better, Is it necessary to announce in the Speech from the throne DEBATE ON Ma: HAVILAND'S MOTION FOR|°*O%, MoM’ which Ine Government may ce awtive THE PRODUCTION OF SIR GEORGE GREY'S. ne ucing! t e position answer in the allirmative, DESPATCH ; \4 tell them that they take a view of the duties of Govern- : P *. : ment which is not held in Great Britain or any of the Mr. HAVILAND, agreeably to notice, would ask the | Colonies, and which has no more connection with Responsible Members of the Government to submit to the House the|or any other system of Government that I am aware of than whole of the Despatch from the Right Honorabie Sir Gvorge | I have with the mania the moon. If the minority say that it Grey, dated the 17th November last, communicating the is the duty of the Government to produce any documents intelligenee of the Royal Assent having been withheld from they may eall for, they may claim the right to have every line of the Rent Roll Tax Dill and the Tenants’ Compensation Bill. |every Despatch submitted to them. Why, Sir, under such The Hoa. COL. SECRETARY said, that the Government | a system the power of the minority would be unchecked, aud considered that they had submitied all of the Despatch which (the Government would become a mere nullity. I feel, Mr. was conducive to the object of laying before the House the Speaker, great pleasure in resisting the motion, because I reasons which had influenced the Lmperial Government in believe, as I said before, that it arises from factious motives ; refusing the loyal ullowance to the Bills in question. | Mr. HAVILAND would, in that case, move for a Com-;Government may be contained in the Despatch, hope to mittee to prepare an Address to His Uxcellency the Lieut. ‘gratify private feelings by creating the impression throughout Governor, requesting that His Excellency would be pleased’ the couutry that such is the fact. to furnish the House with a copy of the entire Despatch. Hon. Mr. MONTGOMERY.—The Despatch, Mr.Speaker, Hon. Mr. WHELAN.—What object is to be gained by is public, and the reasons alleged in it are, uo doubt, based the motion ? ‘upon public grounds. It should therefore, Sir, in my Mr. HAVILAND.—The nataral inference to be deduced | opinion, be laid before the House. 1 hope it will be. Hon. from the fact of an extract only having been sent down is, members have a right to move for a Committee to prepare that there is something in the Despatch which the Govern-| an Address to His kxcellency, praying that be will be pleased ment do not desire to have made public. ito furnish us with the whole document. Such a course has Hon. Mr. PALMER was but lately aware that the motion been frequent.y <dopted, and 1 for one can see nothing would be made, and while he would vote for it, he did not. improper 1m it, think it right to give a silent vote, as he could imagine no| Mr. COOPER.—Mr-. Speaker, on looking over the Speech good reason for withholding any portion of a public Despatch, of His Excelleacy the Lieut, Governor, I was led to believe on whieh an important discussion would probably arise. that entire Despatches, not mere garbled extracts, would be Such being the case, it was but right that the country should ‘laid before the House. The reference to the practice of the be put in possession of the whole contents of the Despatch. British Government is of no weight here. ‘The Government That House and the Country could not fairly deliberate on of Great Britain has intimate and most important relations documents, extracts of which had only been submitted to! with other countries, and the state of those relations may them. Without hazarding any opinion as to the probable often render the production of public documents not only nature of the portions withheld, he could apprehend no’ prejudicial to the public interests, but destructive of interna- reason why the Government should refuse to lay before them tional negotiations, affecting the peace of the world. Here any part of a public Despatch, Once it would have been we have nothing of the kind, and I repeat that we should considered by certain_parties highly objectionable to submit not be content with garbled passages. parts, instead of the whole of a Despatch, Often had he) Mr. DOUSE. — Mr. Speaker, I have listened to the heard on the floors of the House expressions of the hope that remarks of the hon. member (Hon. Mr. Whelan), aud I have the day would ¢ome when there would be no more keeping yet to learn why a public Despatch should be withheld from

and ufter a short time, the Committee agzuin rose, and pro- gress was reported,

|back of Despatches. He had listened to strong observations this House, I can tell that hon. member that J can find my

‘and the minority, thinking some reflection on members of the

papers. With respect to the allasion of the hon. member as to ment—a system which was to operate as a breakwater between

the people and Her Majesty's Government. No doubt the Government may rely on the fact that they have a majority, but the side that is uppermost to-day may be down to-morrow, and the majority have no right to ride rough-shod over the minority. What is the presumption from the opposition of the Government party in this House to the motion for a Committee to prepare an Address? Why not allow the refusal to come from the Lieut. Governor himself? I trust, Sir, that there will be found sufficient good sense in the House to sink all party feeling on a question of this nature, and to make common cause in asking for that which we are entilled to receive.

Hon. Mr. MOONEY thought there were before the House all the documents required. ‘There was no trace in the Journals to shew that when the Opposition were in power they yielded to the minority of the day. There was no desire on the part of the Government to withhold any information of use to the House. As far as he was personally concerned, he thought there was enough to shew the under-current which was at work against the people of the Colony.

Mr. DOUSE referred to the statements of the Hon. Col. Secretary merely to shew how ignorant that gentleman was of the mode of doing business at the Colonial Office. There every public Despatch is printed in full, and is considered public property. No member, desirous of doing his duty to his country, can refuse his support to the motion, Tle spoke thus plainly in order that his sentiments and those of his colleague’s on this question might go forth to their constituents,

Hon. Mr. WHELAN.—Mr. Speaker, it is my mtention to vote against the motion if it shall be pressed to a division, We have been told that we should comply with the demands ‘of the minority. Most puissant minority! This question ‘isto be made a trial of strength between the Government vand its opponents. This is a legitimate inference from the

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\‘They ask for the Despatch, not beeause they want it, not ‘that they believe the portion not communicated would be of ‘the slightest service to them, but solely that they may ‘endeavour to wrest the reivs of power from the present ‘Government. ‘The hon. member who had moved the reselu- ‘tion had complained of suffering from a cold. In that com- ‘plaint, I sympathise with him, but his malady had not | prevented his dilating on the liberties of the people aud | deprecating the action of party feeling. Sir, did that hon, ‘member sik party feeling himsclf? Did not his very ‘notion tend to provoke a discussion which would naturally | vive rise to party feeling? I conceive it to be an essential ‘principle of Government, that the Lieut. Governor and his ‘Council are the sole judges of what should be communicated ‘to this House, to which the Couucil are responsible for the ‘exercise of a proper discretion. If, Sir, 1 were as uncon- ‘neeted with the Government as any other member of this | Louse, L would, on this question, support the course pursued ‘by the Government in withholding what they deemed it ‘uunecessary to communicate, The hon. member has de- ‘claimed about his and his party’s regard for the liberties of ‘the people, but the votes recorded on many pages of the ‘Journals will afford conclusive indications of the different | opinions and views of the party at present in power and of ‘their opponents, LT haye no fear but that justice will be done to my conduct in voting 2s 1 shall, when i know that tho object of the motion is not to obtain information, but to take advaptage of this opportunity to place the Government in a false position, in the absence of sowe of its supporters, while ‘the opposition are in full feather,

Mr. HAVILAND denied that he had brought forward ‘his motion from any factious motives. Does the ern | suppose me so foolish as that I imagine that the de s k, 4 | Government on one solitary motion of this nature Would iea

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