CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 198

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in reply

reply to my despatch 1:255 of the 25th of July, that the Commission of the 7th March, 1884, is still in force, but that the words "and its dependencies" contained in clause 11 thereof

II inserted by

in adopting

in force

2.

a

were

inadvertence

a commission

in a

larger Colony.

I venture to point out to Your Lordship that if these words have any force at all, which I presume they have, inasmuch as they were considered necessary in the Commission referred to, it appears that they are equally essential to me in any Commission relating to this Colony. I can scarcely think that it is the size of a Colony which determines whether it is a Colony with or without Dependencies; a very large Colony may have no Dependencies at all, whereas

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in reply reply to my despatch 1:255 of the 25th of July, that the Commission of the 7th March, 1884, is still in force, but that the words "and its dependencies" contained in clause 11 thereof II inserted by in adopting in force 2. a were inadvertence a commission in a larger Colony. I venture to point out to Your Lordship that if these words have any force at all, which I presume they have, inasmuch as they were considered necessary in the Commission referred to, it appears that they are equally essential to me in any Commission relating to this Colony. I can scarcely think that it is the size of a Colony which determines whether it is a Colony with or without Dependencies; a very large Colony may have no Dependencies at all, whereas Page 197 A
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in reply reply to my despatch 1:255 of the 25th of July, that the Commission of the 7th March, 1884, is still in force, but that the words "and- its dependencies contained in clause 11 thereof II inserted by in adopting in force 2. a were inadvertence a commission in a larger Colony.. I venture to point out to Your Lordship that if these words have any force at all, which I presume 197 presume they have inasmuch ad they were considered necessary in the Commission referred to, it appears that they are equally. to me essential in Commission any relating to this Colony. I can scarcely think that it is the sire of a Colony which determines whether it is a Colony with without Dependencies; a very large Colony may have no Dependencies at all, whereas A
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in reply

reply to my despatch 1:255 of the 25th of July, that the Commission of the 7th March, 1884, is still in force, but that the words "and- its dependencies contained in clause 11 thereof

II inserted by

in adopting

in force

2.

a

were

inadvertence

a commission

in a

larger Colony..

I venture to point

out to Your Lordship that if these words have

any

force at all, which I

presume

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presume they have inasmuch

ad

they

were considered

necessary

in the Commission

referred to, it appears that they

are

equally.

to me

essential in Commission

any

relating to this Colony.

I can scarcely think

that it is the sire

of a Colony

which determines whether

it is a

Colony

with

without Dependencies; a very

large Colony may

have

no

Dependencies at all, whereas

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