CO129-112 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [3-4] — Page 382

Allegiance,

save when advised

that a particular Officer required, either by Imperial

is

local law, to take

other oath

Statute

or

any

5.

From the whole tenor of that Despatch and looking to the special evil which it was - most probably intended to remedy, it seems to me that it never was contemplated that a Governor should no longer

administer to holders.

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important Offices, such as hxecutive Councillors - Judges-

and Legislative Councillors, the

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baths of Office - peculiar to the high trusts verted in those personages_ and sanctioned by at least long and venerable

usage, if not by "Statute or local Law."

6.

I was Governor of South

Australia in 1857 when that Circular despatch

was received,

but it did not occur to me

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my

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legal advisers to read it as abolishing the peculioe onth Office taken by beecutive Councillors, who swear to keep the Governor's Counsel - to divulge to him all treasons - and to be