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for the good of the Queen's service,
and for the welfare and progress
of this Colony, that these two
sections of the English Community
should be taught to feel that
they are part of the Government. The
unfortunate exclusion of this high officer has placed
his position with a sense
of injustice and isolation,
often led, in former years,
to chronic antagonism between
the Civil and Military Authorities. They
have common interests.
This object would to a large
degree be attained if the General
Commanding were included
in the Colonial Legislature, as he is at Singapore, Mauritius, and
elsewhere, and were thus
led to consider himself (so to speak) a part of the machinery
of the Government, and to put an end to prolonged dissensions
between the Civil and Military Authorities. This is a condition
of affairs which has proved exceedingly detrimental to
the Queen's service and to
the welfare of this community;
but which must be expected to continue
if ...