CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] — Page 562

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559

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"prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunder"

sufficient to keep in force and to render still operative the Commission dated the 7th of March, 1884,

this more so as -particularly article 16 of the Letters Patent of 1888 especially refers to such persons as we have appointed while no such words are included in the Letters Patent of 1877. General Barker further argues that the Commission of the 7th of March, 1884, being of general and not of a personal nature, would have been expressly revoked by the Letters Patent of 1888 had it been intended to annul it.

We further point out that if this Commission of 1884 is no longer in force, the Senior Military Officer who is also senior Member of the Executive Council, would, in no event, succeed to the administration

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10 // 559 dre "prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunder" sufficient to keep in force and to render still operative the Commission dated the 7th of March, 1884, this more so as -particularly article 16 of the Letters Patent of 1888 especially refers to such persons as we have appointed while no such words are included in the Letters Patent of 1877. General Barker further argues that the Commission of the 7th of March, 1884, being of general and not of a personal nature, would have been expressly revoked by the Letters Patent of 1888 had it been intended to annul it. We further point out that if this Commission of 1884 is no longer in force, the Senior Military Officer who is also senior Member of the Executive Council, would, in no event, succeed to the administration
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10 // 559 dre "prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunders sufficient to keep in force and to render still operative the Commission dated the 7th of March, 1884, this more so as -particularly article 16 of the Letters Patent to of 1888 especially refers such persons as we have صویر "appointed while no such words are included in the Letters Patent of 1877. General Barker further argues that the 7th of the Commission of the "7": March, 1884, being of general and not of a personal nature, would have been expressly revoked by the. Letters Patent of 1888 had it been intended to annul it. We further points out that if this Commission of 1884 is no longer in force, the Senior Military Officer who is also senior Member of the Executive Conneil, would, in no event, succeed to the administration
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10

//

559

dre

"prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunders

sufficient to keep in force and to render still operative the Commission dated the 7th of March, 1884,

this more

so as

-particularly article 16 of the Letters Patent

to

of 1888 especially refers such persons as we have

صویر

"appointed while no such

words are included in the

Letters Patent of 1877. General Barker further argues that

the

7th of

the Commission of the "7": March, 1884, being of general and not of a personal

nature, would have been

expressly

revoked

by the.

Letters Patent of 1888 had it

been intended to annul it.

We further points out that if this Commission of 1884

is no

longer in force, the Senior Military Officer who is also senior Member of the Executive Conneil, would,

in no

event, succeed to the

administration

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