CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 317

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It were desired to franchise de novo

6%

A scheme for the administration

Existing in a

Colony, I think it could

hardly be disputed that the Attorney-General should have the privilege of private practice; and that for several

reasons: — (a) In Crown Colonies (and

also in Mixed Colonies

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~

Parliamentary Government) the Attorney-

General occupies the relation

of Grand Jury and Public Prosecutor towards

the future Community. No such institution as the Grand Jury of England has ever existed; it rests

solely with the Attorney-General to place any individual in the Colony,

61

for

trial, at any time, for any offence. It can readily be seen how dangerous such a power, if unscrupulously exercised, might become; and how

important it is that the person possessing it should have as few as

possible unfriendly positions

of

contact

with the rest of the Community.

(4). But a danger less great

of are unscrupulous size of their powers, is the possibility of their being

capriciously or partially exercised. The

principal

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313 It were desired to franchise de novo 6% A scheme for the administration Existing in a Colony, I think it could hardly be disputed that the Attorney-General should have the privilege of private practice; and that for several reasons: (a) In Crown Colonies (and also in Mixed Colonies /2622822ng ~ Parliamentary Government) the Attorney- General occupies the relation of Grand Jury and Public Prosecutor towards the future Community. No such institution as the Grand Jury of England has ever existed; it rests solely with the Attorney-General to place any individual in the Colony, 61 for trial, at any time, for any offence. It can readily be seen how dangerous such a power, if unscrupulously exercised, might become; and how important it is that the person possessing it should have as few as possible unfriendly positions of contact with the rest of the Community. (4). But a danger less great of are unscrupulous size of their powers, is the possibility of their being capriciously or partially exercised. The principal
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it were desired to franc de nove

6%

a scheme for the adnuustration

Mistic in a

Coliny, I think it toolid

-hardly be duggialed that the Attorney - Gneral should have the privilege of private practice; and that for several

reasons: — (a) In Crown Colomes (and

also si Mirch Coline's

/2622822ng

~

Pachamsulary Government) the Attorney.

occupies the relation

General

Jury

of

Grand.

and Public Prosecutor Powards

The suture Community. No such Mistitution as the Grand Dury of England has ever tristed; it reets

Polely

cvicly with the Allorney - Ceneral to place any individual in the Colony,

61

lis

trial, at any time, for any offence. It can readily be seen how dangerous such a power, if unscrupulously exercised, might become; and how

important it is that the person - possessing it should have as few as

possible unfreindly positi

of

Conlach

with the rest of the Community.

ler Män

(4). But a danger loss preater

Mệnh

·

of are unscrupulous size of there powers, is the possibility of their bring

capriciously or partially Exercised. The

principal

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