CO129-212 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [10-11] — Page 353

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affected by Colonial Legislation; in which, consequently, the General Commanding, as the local chief representative of the Mar office, ought in justice, to have a voice.

With regard to the

6.

general position of the Officer Commanding the "Troop", and to the remarks upon it in Your Lordships' despatches Nos 158 and 194, I would ask permission, on public grounds, and in the interests of the Queen's Service, to submit the following facts and arguments, in addition to those submitted in my despatches nos 6 and 82, which should be read together with this despatch. I may be allowed to observe that I have had probably greater practical experience of this subject than any living, for, during a Colonial Service of 35 years, I have had opportunities of studying the relations between the Civil and Military Authorities in six dependencies of the Empire, the Ionian Islands, Queensland, New Zealand, Victoria, and Mauritius.

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348 19° affected by Colonial Legislation; in which, consequently, the General Commanding, as the local chief representative of the Mar office, ought in justice, to have a voice. With regard to the 6. general position of the Officer Commanding the "Troop", and to the remarks upon it in Your Lordships' despatches Nos 158 and 194, I would ask permission, on public grounds, and in the interests of the Queen's Service, to submit the following facts and arguments, in addition to those submitted in my despatches nos 6 and 82, which should be read together with this despatch. I may be allowed to observe that I have had probably greater practical experience of this subject than any living, for, during a Colonial Service of 35 years, I have had opportunities of studying the relations between the Civil and Military Authorities in six dependencies of the Empire, the Ionian Islands, Queensland, New Zealand, Victoria, and Mauritius.
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348 19° affected by Colonial Legislation; in which, consequently, the General Commanding, as the local ____ representative of the Mar office, ought in justice, to have a voice. With regard to the 6. general position of the Officer Commanding the "Froope, and to { the remark's upon it in Your Lordships despatches Nos 158 and 194, & would ash permission, on publie grounds, and in the interests of the Queen's Service, to submit the following facts and rguments arguments, in addition to those submitted in my despatches nos 6 Q and 82, which should be read together with this despatch. I be allowed to observe that I have I may had probably greater practical ___ experience of this subject than any living, for, during other 7924214 a Colonial Service of 35 years, s have had opportunities of studying the relations between the Civil and Military Authorities in six dependencies of the Empire, the Ionian Islands, Queensland, New-Zealand, Vistoria, Maurtiles
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348

19°

affected by Colonial Legislation; in which, consequently, the General Commanding, as the local ____ representative of the Mar office, ought in justice, to have a voice.

With regard to the

6.

general position of the Officer Commanding the "Froope, and to

{

the remark's upon it in Your Lordships despatches Nos 158 and 194, & would ash permission, on

publie grounds, and in the interests of the Queen's Service, to submit the following facts and

rguments

arguments, in addition to those

submitted in my despatches nos 6 Q

and 82, which should be read together with this despatch. I

be allowed to observe that I have

I may

had probably greater practical ___ experience of this subject than any living, for, during

other

7924214

a Colonial Service of 35 years, s have had opportunities of studying

the relations between the Civil and

Military Authorities in six dependencies of the Empire, the Ionian Islands, Queensland, New-Zealand, Vistoria,

Maurtiles

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