CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8] — Page 359

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355

of Ke

and

prayer of that petition,

220

doubt within

your knowledge that I de-

clined to append my signature

to it.

I avail

myself of the opportu-

nity now afforded me to set forth the

view I took in the Legislative

Council and the introduction

in the Executive Council,

not prepared to advocate such

sweeping change.

I consider that British Imperial

interests must always be para-

mount here because this Colony is only a

commercial depot and coaling station,

which position is somewhat at variance with that taken by the

majority of my official Colleagues in the Legislative

Council.

I am of opinion that a somewhat larger share in the management and control over the admi-

nistration of purely local affairs should be conceded to

the British tax payers of this Colony; but I think the petition goes

too far. It contemplates the utter swamping of the official

element in the Legislative Council.

I am aware of no resident of any magnitude who regards

the island as his home; we are all birds of passage, giving place, every few years,

to another set of, shall I say, commercial sojourners. There is no permanent local interest,

no planting of estates handed down from

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355 of Ke and prayer of that petition, 220 doubt within your knowledge that I de- clined to append my signature to it. I avail myself of the opportu- nity now afforded me to set forth the view I took in the Legislative Council and the introduction in the Executive Council, not prepared to advocate such sweeping change. I consider that British Imperial interests must always be para- mount here because this Colony is only a commercial depot and coaling station, which position is somewhat at variance with that taken by the majority of my official Colleagues in the Legislative Council. I am of opinion that a somewhat larger share in the management and control over the admi- nistration of purely local affairs should be conceded to the British tax payers of this Colony; but I think the petition goes too far. It contemplates the utter swamping of the official element in the Legislative Council. I am aware of no resident of any magnitude who regards the island as his home; we are all birds of passage, giving place, every few years, to another set of, shall I say, commercial sojourners. There is no permanent local interest, no planting of estates handed down from
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355

of Ke

and

prayer of that petition,

مند اند

220

doubt within

your knowledge that I de.

clined to append my signature

to it.

much

I avail

myself with

ich pleasure of the opporter.

now afforded me to set forth the

vity

elmont in the Legislative

Council and the introduction

L

-

official

the Executive Council,

not prepared to advocate such

sweeping change.

I corsi.

der that British Imperial

einterests

must al

always be para.

mount here because this do-

peas ous

that prompted

adopt

course in

op

land is only

corvmucial.

depot

and

coaling station_

which

position to that taken by the

majority of my

official

Colleagues in the Legislative

Council.

0

ar

of opinion that

somewhat larger share in

and

nd control

over the admi.

nistration of purely local of- fairs should be

conceded to

the British tax payers of this Colony ; but I think the petition

too far. It contemplates

the utter su

swamping of the

official

mere fortified rock on

there

car

ве

per.

manent local interests of

de. I

arrr

wal

any magnitude. aware of

resident.

who

angle British regards

cardo the island

as his home; we are all birds

of passage, giving place, every few years,

to another set of,

shall I

say, commercial sal. lows. There is

terest, no

220

planting in

estates handed down.

from

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