CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7] — Page 34

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subjects from the Imperial Parliament.

It cannot be a matter of surprise (to mention only two instances), that the powerful English mercantile community envy their weak Portuguese neighbours at Macao the privilege of bringing grievances and desires directly before the national Legislature at Lisbon; nor that the French settlers in Mauritius should entertain a similar feeling with regard to their countrymen, the French settlers in the neighbouring island of Bourbon (or Reunion) which sends two Representatives to the national Legislature at Paris. Your Lordship will recollect that Adam Smith strongly advocated (Wealth of Nations, Book IV. Chap 7) the admission of Representatives from the colonies into the Imperial Parliament. The neglect of his advice was caused, warnings the loss to the British Empire in the last century of most of its American Provinces; and, if persisted in, it will probably cause the loss in the next century of Canada and of Australasia.

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12 13 33 subjects from the Imperial Parliament. It cannot be a matter of surprise (to mention only two instances), that the powerful English mercantile community envy their weak Portuguese neighbours at Macao the privilege of bringing grievances and desires directly before the national Legislature at Lisbon; nor that the French settlers in Mauritius should entertain a similar feeling with regard to their countrymen, the French settlers in the neighbouring island of Bourbon (or Reunion) which sends two Representatives to the national Legislature at Paris. Your Lordship will recollect that Adam Smith strongly advocated (Wealth of Nations, Book IV. Chap 7) the admission of Representatives from the colonies into the Imperial Parliament. The neglect of his advice was caused, warnings the loss to the British Empire in the last century of most of its American Provinces; and, if persisted in, it will probably cause the loss in the next century of Canada and of Australasia. For

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12 \ 13 33 subjects from the Imperial Parliament. It cannot be a matter of surprise (to mention only two instances), that the powerful English mercantile community envy their of "Bonghong should sometimes their weak Portuguese neighbours at Masas the privilege of bringing grievances and desires directly before the national Legislature at Lisbon; nor that the French settlers in Mauritius should entertain a similar feeling with regard to their countrymen, the French settlers in the neighbouring island of Bourbon (or (or Reunion) which sends two Representatives to the national Legislature at Paris. Your Lordship will recollect that Adam Smith strongly advreated (Wealth of Nations, Book IV. Chap 7) the admission of Representatives from the colonies into the Imperial Parliament. The neglect of his advice and wa caused. varnings the loss to the British Empire in the last century of most of its American Provinces; and, if persisted in, it will probably. cause the loss in the next century of Canada and of Australasia. For

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subjects from the Imperial Parliament.

It cannot be a matter of surprise (to

mention

only

two instances), that the

powerful English mercantile community

envy

their

of "Bonghong should sometimes their weak Portuguese neighbours at Masas the privilege of bringing grievances and desires directly

before the national Legislature at Lisbon; nor that the French settlers

in Mauritius should entertain a

similar feeling with regard to their countrymen, the French settlers in the neighbouring island of Bourbon

(or

(or Reunion) which sends two Representatives to the national Legislature at Paris. Your Lordship

will recollect that Adam Smith

strongly advreated (Wealth of Nations, Book IV. Chap 7) the admission of Representatives from the colonies into the Imperial Parliament. The neglect

of his advice and wa caused.

varnings the loss to the British Empire in the last century of most of its American Provinces; and, if persisted in, it will probably.

cause the loss in the next

century of Canada and of Australasia.

For

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