CO129-115 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [9-10] — Page 160

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Certain officers of the Colony for things done out of its limits:

the Act be left to

That

its operation, he was

that we

to request

would inform you whether any further enactment,

at the

the better enforcement of discipline

on

board these vessels would

be advisable.

your

your

In obedience to Commands We have taken this

Act into consideration and have the honour to Report

That we

Cannot

recommend that the assent of

The Majesty should be given

to this Act

The

existence

of an Armed

Naval force in a

British Colony,

not deriving its origin from

the Crown, or being

under

the command or control of the Crown, appears to us

objectionable on

Constitutional

grounds, as well as

on

grounds of public policy

It is obvious that while such

a

force would not be under

the control

or directions

of

Her

Majesty's

Government, it would have

sufficient nationality about it to make the Government of the

Mother

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Certain officers of the Colony for things done out of its limits: the Act be left to That its operation, he was that we to request would inform you whether any further enactment, at the the better enforcement of discipline on board these vessels would be advisable. your your In obedience to Commands We have taken this Act into consideration and have the honour to Report That we Cannot recommend that the assent of The Majesty should be given to this Act The existence of an Armed Naval force in a British Colony, not deriving its origin from the Crown, or being under the command or control of the Crown, appears to us objectionable on Constitutional grounds, as well as on grounds of public policy It is obvious that while such a force would not be under the control or directions of Her Majesty's Government, it would have sufficient nationality about it to make the Government of the Mother
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entam officers of the Colony for things done out of its limité :

the Act be left to

That

its operation, he was

that we

to request

would inform you whather any further mactment,

at fa

the better enforcement of discipline

on

board these refsels would

he advisable.

your

your

In obedience to Commands We have backen this

Act into consideration and have the hour to Report

That me

Cannot

recommend that the assent of

The Majesty should be given

this Act

The

во

The existene

Naval force in a

159

of au Armed

Bichish Colony,

origin from

not deriving its the Crown, or being

under

the command or control of _ the Crown, appears to us

objectionable on

Constitutional

as me

Mep pedient

grounds, as well as

ou

grounds of public policy

It is obvious that while such

a

force would not be under

the control

directions

of

fr

eubject to the Majesty's

Ster

Government, it would have

sufficient nationality about it to make the Government of the

Mother

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