CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 348

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opportunity of considering farther a question so difficult to deal with, and of ascertaining

what measures were really in the contemplation of the Acting Attorney General whose Zeal I duly appreciate.

I therefore requested he would draw out an outline of the Ordinance he proposed with a view to check and control the undoubted evil of the existing state of things.

He has done so, and it appears to me that they are of a character so novel and arbitrary in a Colony where English law is the ground of all legislation that I could not venture to propose them to the Legislative Council, nor submit them to the consideration of Her Majesty's Government with the slightest chance of their being approved.

Without conveying this my opinion to the Chief Justice I took the opportunity of confidentially consulting His Honor, and he expressed to me his apprehension that the Ordinance proposed would be neither acceptable

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opportunity of considering farther a question so difficult to deal with, and of ascertainingwhat measures were really in the contemplation of the Acting Attorney General whose Zeal I duly appreciate.I therefore requested he would draw out an outline of the Ordinance he proposed with a view to check and control the undoubted evil of the existing state of things.He has done so, and it appears to me that they are of a character so novel and arbitrary in a Colony where English law is the ground of all legislation that I could not venture to propose them to the Legislative Council, nor submit them to the consideration of Her Majesty's Government with the slightest chance of their being approved.Without conveying this my opinion to the Chief Justice I took the opportunity of confidentially consulting His Honor, and he expressed to me his apprehension that the Ordinance proposed would be neither acceptablePage 341
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opportunity of considering farther a question so difficult to deal with, and of ascertaining

what mea

vvere

really

in the contemplation of the Acting Attorney General whore Zeal I duly appreciate.

I therefore requested

he

would draw out an outline

of the Ordinance he proposed with a view to check and

control the undoubted coil

the

existing

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state of things .

He how done so, and it

appears to be that live

are of a character so novel and

arbitrary

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Colony where

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English law is the ground all legistation that

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I could not venture to

propose them to the Legislative Conveil, nor

noi submit them

to the consideration of Ster-

Majesty's Government with

the slightest bance, chance.

any,

their being approved .

Without cor

unveying

this

my opinion to the Chief Justice I took the opportunity of confidentially cosulting His Honor, and he expressed to me his apprehen.

that the Ordinance proposed would be neither acceptable

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