CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 474

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The necessity for this Government's insisting on the due administration of its laws compels the Executive to take some action in the matter. Nevertheless before commencing proceedings, costly and disagreeable, His Excellency is very desirous that the Law of the Colony on the points should be explained to you, as he finds it difficult to understand how it can have been misunderstood – and can only account for it by your recent arrival here. He therefore, directed the Acting Attorney General, to prepare a Memo: stating simply what the law of the Colony is on the point to which reference is made.

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In now forwarding to you this document, His Excellency hopes it may prevent further useless and under the circumstances most questionable resistance to the constituted authorities. If, however, it fails to convince you, and if you persist in maintaining the posture which you have assumed His Excellency must, with very great personal regret allow the Law to take its course, as it is quite impossible that the Governor could sanction it – if he had the power which he has not – reference to a Foreign Minister of any question affecting the jurisdiction of the Supreme

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42 The necessity for this Government's insisting on the due administration of its laws compels the Executive to take some action in the matter. Nevertheless before commencing proceedings, costly and disagreeable, His Excellency is very desirous that the Law of the Colony on the points should be explained to you, as he finds it difficult to understand how it can have been misunderstood and can only account for it by your recent arrival here. He therefore, directed the Acting Attorney General, to prepare a Memo: stating simply what the law of the Colony is on the point to which reference is made. 474 In now forwarding to you this document, His Excellency hopes it may prevent further useless and under the circumstances most questionable resistance to the constituted authorities. If, however, it fails to convince you, and if you persist in maintaining the posture which you have assumed His Excellency must, with very great personal regret allow the Law to take its course, as it is quite impossible that the Governor could sanction it if he had the power which he has not reference to a Foreign Minister of any question affecting the jurisdiction of the Supreme
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The necessity for this Ivernment's

insisting

or

the due administration of its laws compels the Exenitive to

laste some action in the matter.

once

Nevertheless before commencing proceedings, costly

and disagreable, Wis Creelling is very desirous that the Low of the Colony on the points should be explained to you, as he finds it difficult to understand how it can

which cannot but be at

have been misunderstood – and can

only account for it by your recent arrivals here. He therefore, directed the Acting Attorney General, to prepare a Meme: stating simply what the law of the Colony

the peint

is a

on the

to which reference is made.

474

In now forwarding to you this decment. His Exxcellening hopes it

may prevent further useless and under the circmustances most; questionable resistance to the constituted cuthorities.

If, however, it fail to convince you, and if you persist in maintaining the positur which you have assumed His Lexcellency must, with

very great personal regret allow the Law to

it is quite impossible

taste its couse, as that the Governor could sanction _

AVLAV

if he bad the fewer which he has not - reference to a Foreign Minister of any quection affecting the

jurisdiction of the Supreme

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