arguments in favour of the exclusion of the General in great Colonies, with representative institutions, and a large civil population, are inapplicable to mere Naval and Military Stations, such as Hong Kong and Gibraltar.
(3.) It would almost seem to be forgotten in some quarters that the professional training and feelings of Military Officers predispose them to give a loyal support to the Representative of the Queen; and that, when treated with the respect due to their position, and with ordinary tact and courtesy, they will almost always be found on the same side of the Colonial Legislature with the Governor. For one instance, in which their opposition would be (in the Colonial Office phrase) undesirably prominent, there would be probably ten instances in which their support - enhanced in value by the independence of their position - would be desirably prominent. I now turn to the special question of the Administration of the Government
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