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addressed by the Duke of Buckingham and Chardos to the Governors of the Windward and Leeward Islands, to which I would refer you, and to which Dr. Lovell's attention should be called. In the words of that despatch, such a member should "give a general "and effective support to the Governor's measures in the Legislature," with liberty "to retire from the Legislature, if not disposed to do so, or if, on any special occasion on which the Governor has strong and cogent reasons for requiring his support, if he 44 sees fit to refuse it.'

The present case, however, appears to me to be one in which it would have been preferable to direct that the votes of official members should not be recorded, aud observe that if that course had been followed, the insertion of the paragraph in the address would have been carried by a substantial majority of the unofficial votes.

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But inasmuch as the Executive Council (and not, as Dr. Lovell appears to have under- stood, the Governor alone) had decided to look upon this as a "Government measure," it was in my opinion desirable that the nominated members, who are salaried officers should not vote in opposition to the Executive Council.

The words of the Lieutenant Governor as quoted by Dr. Lovell do not contain any threat of suspension, and the consequence of a disregard of the resolution of the Execu- tive Council would have been, in Dr. Lovell's case, the possibility of his ceasing to sit in the Council of Government. I regret that Mr. Clifford Lloyd should have conveyed to him the decision of the Executive Council in such a manner as to lead him to believe that he was in danger of being suspended from office.

I request that you will communicate to Dr. Lovell a copy of this despatch.

Sir J. Pope Hennessy.

I have, &c. (Signed) GRANVILLE.

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No. 18.

THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL GRANVILLE, K.G., to GOVERNOR SIR J. POPE

HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.

(No. 177.)

SIB,

Downing Street, July 7, 1886. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatches relative to the proceedings which took place in Council on the 19th of April, and to an address of confidence presented to you by Sir V. Naz, on behalf of 6,408 inhabitants of Mauritius. 2. In reply to the memorial enclosed in your Despatch of the 10th of May, I have to request you to inform the memorialists, that I trust they have been misinformed as to the manner in which signatures were stated to have been obtained to the address of confidence, but I may observe that it is not desirable that Government officers should sign memorials personally relating to the Governor.

3. With regard to the official members of the Council being required to support as a Government measure the retention in the address in reply to your speech opening the Council of the paragraph referring to yourself, I have to refer you to my Despatch of the 28th of June.‡

Sir J. Hennessy,

I have, &c. (Signed) GRANVILLE.

No. 19.

No. 17.

The RIGHT HON. THE EARL GRANVILLE, K.G., to Governor SIR J. POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.

(No. 175.) SIB,

Downing Street, July 7, 1886. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch of the 10th of May,* forwarding a memorial from four of the elected members of the Council of Govern- ment, complaining of your administration of the Government of Mauritius, and suggesting the appointment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry.

2. I have to request you to inform the gentlemen who signed the memorial that I have received and carefully considered this memorial, but that the general statements con- tained in it, unsupported as they are by particular instances, do not appear to me to furnish sufficient ground for such an inquiry as is suggested.

3. You also forward copies of correspondence with Dr. Beaugeard and Mr. de Coriolis, with reference to certain recent appointments to the Council of Education, the Royal College Committee, and the Schools Committee, from which it appears that those gentle- men are under the impression that in these, and similar appointments, the Governor should be confined in his selection to those who might hold the political views of the majority of the elected members of Council for the time being; I think it right, therefore, to observe that the practice followed in all Colonies not possessing responsible Govern- ment is for the Governor to abstain from identifying himself in any way with any particular section of the community, and that, in selecting persons to fill such appointments as those in question, or any of a similar nature, his duty is to choose those who by their character, position, and attainments are presumably the best fitted to discharge the duties devolving upon them, without regard to their personal opinions on the political questions of the day.

Sir J. Pope Hennessy.

• No. 8.

I have, &c. (Signed)

GRANVILLE.

THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL GRANVILLE, K.G., to Governor SIR J. POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G. (No. 178.)

SIR,

Downing Street, July 7, 1886. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch of the 10th of May,§ forwarding a letter addressed to me by Mr. de Coriolis, respecting two questions which he bad asked in the Council of Government.

2. With reference to the question to which Mr. de Coriolis alludes in the first paragraph of his letter, it is to be regretted that Mr. Beyts, if able to deny the truth of the rumour to which it referred, was not allowed to do so, as it is very undesirable that in such a matter the Government should appear in any way unwilling to reply, and I have to request that you will cause separate inquiries to be addressed to Mr. Beyts and to Mr. Ferguson respectively as to whether Mr. Beyts did or did not make any such statement to Mr. Ferguson as is alleged, and that you will transmit to me their replies. I desire also to be informed whether you gave authority to Mr. Beyts to make any such promise to Mr. Ferguson, or any other communication on the subject of his candidature or of his nomination to a seat on the Council.

I have, &c.

3. I request that you will inform Mr. de Coriolis that I have received his letter.

GRANVILLE.

Sir J. Pope Hennessy.

No. 20.

(Signed)

The RIGHT HON. THE EARL GRANVILLE, K.G., to Governor Sir J. POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G. (No. 176.)

Sr,

Downing Street, July 7, 1886.

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch of the 10th of May, forwarding, with other enclosures, four letters addressed to me by Mr. Clifford Lloyd.

2. I have carefully considered the statements made by Mr. Lloyd, as well as your remarks upon them in the covering Despatch, and I regret very much that such serious misunderstandings should have arieen between yourself and Mr. Lloyd as are disclosed in the papers before me.

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