CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5] — Page 289

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When the experiment was made by order of the Queen of entrusting the administration of the Colony to the Lieutenant Governor - leaving the Governor invested with all the superordinate duties appertaining to his appointment, and hence responsible for the good government of the Colony, it certainly did not escape the penetration of his Excellency that this experiment was novel in its character, and doubtful as to its results. Experience has confirmed the doubts originally entertained.

Questions as to what belonged to administration and what to government naturally arose. The Governor and the Administrator, looking from different positions on their rights and their duties, might indeed propose to themselves a common object - the well-being of the Colony - but would not always see the same means of best promoting that object, and in the case of Hongkong, considerations would be constantly present to the mind of the Governor which could not be expected to influence the Administrator in his views or proceedings.

For the Governor, charged...

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When the experiment was made by order of the Queen of entrusting the administration of the Colony to the Lieutenant Governor - leaving the Governor invested with all the superordinate duties appertaining to his appointment, and hence responsible for the good government of the Colony, it certainly did not escape the penetration of his Excellency that this experiment was novel in its character, and doubtful as to its results. Experience has confirmed the doubts originally entertained.Questions as to what belonged to administration and what to government naturally arose. The Governor and the Administrator, looking from different positions on their rights and their duties, might indeed propose to themselves a common object - the well-being of the Colony - but would not always see the same means of best promoting that object, and in the case of Hongkong, considerations would be constantly present to the mind of the Governor which could not be expected to influence the Administrator in his views or proceedings.For the Governor, charged...Page 281 has been kept as is, assuming it was part of the original scan delineating page metadata. However, the exact formatting might depend on further context not provided. The text has been corrected for spelling, spacing, and some minor reordering for clarity while adhering to the original content and style.
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