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elbauritius, and Hong Kong.

(1) In the Colonial Office despatch No. 158, it is stated as follows:-

"It has been deemed preferable, that, in the absence of any strong and special reasons, the 'Officer Commanding Her Majesty's Forces' should not have a seat in the Legislature.

The principal reason for this decision has been the fact that the Officer Commanding Her Majesty's Forces is not under the same obligation as is incumbent upon the Civil Officers to support the measures of the Government; and if he should feel it his duty, acting in accordance with his own judgment, to speak or vote against any such measure, the opposition of an officer holding so high a position would be made undesirably prominent.

I would observe that the writer of the above paragraph appears to labour under a very erroneous impression.

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20 21 349 I elbauritius, and Hong Kong. (1) In the Colonial Office despatch No. 158, it is stated as follows:- "It has been deemed preferable, that, in the absence of any strong and special reasons, the 'Officer Commanding Her Majesty's Forces' should not have a seat in the Legislature. The principal reason for this decision has been the fact that the Officer Commanding Her Majesty's Forces is not under the same obligation as is incumbent upon the Civil Officers to support the measures of the Government; and if he should feel it his duty, acting in accordance with his own judgment, to speak or vote against any such measure, the opposition of an officer holding so high a position would be made undesirably prominent. I would observe that the writer of the above paragraph appears to labour under a very erroneous impression.

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20 21 349 I elbauritius, and Bong Kong. (1) In the Colonial Office despatch 1:158, it is stated as follows:- "At has been deemed preferable, that, in the absence of any strong and special reasons, the "Officer Commanding Her Majesty's " "Brooks should not have a seat % in the Legislature L prinsipal red son for this して decision has been the fact that # the Officer Commanding. Her Majesty's Forces is not under the same obligation L as is incumbe incumbent upon the Eivil Offices " to # 106 # " support the measures measures of the Government; and if he should 1 feel it his duty, acting in accordance with his own judgment, to sheak or vote "against any such measure; the opposition of an officer འསའ -holding so high a position would be made undesirably prominent? I would observe that the writer of the above paragraph appears to labour under the very erroneous impression.

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349

elbauritius, and Bong Kong.

(1) In the Colonial Office despatch

1:158, it is stated as

follows:-

"At has been deemed preferable,

that, in the absence of any

strong and special reasons, the

"Officer Commanding Her Majesty's

"Brooks should not have a seat

in the Legislature

prinsipal

red son

for this

して

decision has been the fact that

the Officer Commanding. Her

Majesty's Forces is not under

the same

obligation

as is

incumbe

incumbent upon the Eivil Offices

" to

106

support the measures

measures of the

Government; and if he should

feel it his duty, acting in

accordance with his own

judgment, to sheak or vote

"against any such measure;

the opposition of an officer

འསའ

-holding so high a position

would be made undesirably prominent? I would observe that the writer of the above

paragraph appears to labour

under the

very

erroneous impression.

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