Certain officers of the Colony for things done out of its limits:
the Act be left to
That
its operation, he was
that we
to request
would inform you whether any further enactment,
at the
the better enforcement of discipline
on
board these vessels would
be advisable.
your
your
In obedience to Commands We have taken this
Act into consideration and have the honour to Report
That we
Cannot
recommend that the assent of
The Majesty should be given
to this Act
The
existence
of an Armed
Naval force in a
British Colony,
not deriving its origin from
the Crown, or being
under
the command or control of the Crown, appears to us
objectionable on
Constitutional
grounds, as well as
on
grounds of public policy
It is obvious that while such
a
force would not be under
the control
or directions
of
Her
Majesty's
Government, it would have
sufficient nationality about it to make the Government of the
Mother