The ETWC delegation arose in their seats and a thunderous applause sounded out (how Captain Whiffo even manages to clap at all with a hookhand is a bit of a mystery - but like everything else, when he does clap, he does it thunderously).  

"An excellent piece of sage advice from our Admius Legistrad all around," exclaimed the latter - "and now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be following his example.  I've got some trading to do!  Too-dli-doo!"

And with that Captain Whiffo dashed out of the room and disappeared.  A moment later he returned, however, exclaiming, "No, I'm not bowing out of my seat permanently!  ETWC for the win!"

Governor Guilder addressed the council:

"As it appears there is no great push to bring the issue of a port tax to a vote at the moment, I will leave it tabled for now. If I may shift our focus to matters of construction, I'd like to see us push for some building in Puerto Desafio -- and other settlements -- so that it may be used to license a ship for our navy. I've offered some personal financial incentives, but was wondering if there is anything this council could do to help in this matter."