CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8] — Page 376

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the population we are not. Devoted to the Colony and

that more than nine tenths of it

Shall be controlled Representatives of

[?abigenstay thasan freon amary?]

the small remainder.

12. See the third Claim

which demands that the

Official

members should all

be allowed freely to speak

and vote as

they please. It

is a demand which has been familiar in the case

of some colonies, and to which

objection has been raised on behalf of

only

the answer can

be given to it

that the

officials of the government

Cannot be left free to oppose

the government. I should be

surprised

to learn that the

372

officials themselves wished

to be

given this freedom.

It is in fact not possible under the Crown Colony system,

it is of

the essence

of

administration that the

paid supporters or components

of a government "either support or vote for

when necessary

and

on occasion speak for settled policy of the government"

or else resign their places

13. The fourth and fifth

Claims are to the effect

that the Council should have complete control

of the

elected majority Council should have complete control

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the population we are not. Devoted to the Colony and that more than nine tenths of it Shall be controlled Representatives of [?abigenstay thasan freon amary?] the small remainder. 12. See the third Claim which demands that the Official members should all be allowed freely to speak and vote as they please. It is a demand which has been familiar in the case of some colonies, and to which objection has been raised on behalf of only the answer can be given to it that the officials of the government Cannot be left free to oppose the government. I should be surprised to learn that the 372 officials themselves wished to be given this freedom. It is in fact not possible under the Crown Colony system, it is of the essence of administration that the paid supporters or components of a government "either support or vote for when necessary and on occasion speak for settled policy of the government" or else resign their places 13. The fourth and fifth Claims are to the effect that the Council should have complete control of the elected majority Council should have complete control
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the population we are not. Dometice to the Cahors and that more than nine tenths of ir Shall be controlled Representatives of abigenstay thasan freon amary the small remainder. -12. Ser the third Hams Gomes de mand that the Pficial is A members should hall be allowed from to sprak and vote as they please. It is a demand which hood is familiar in the case fami frown g hown colonies, and to the an Waget has been forged Watter on behalf of only given paid one Answer Can to it savants hut be that the of the government Cannot be left free to oppose the garment. I should be surprised to learn that the 372 officials themselves wished I to be given this freedom. It is in fact not poulian to the frown folmy system, it is of the essence of administration that the ali paid supporters or components ! meat should 9 a government "either support vote for when necessary and the on occasion squeak for settled policy of the gover.. aise - ment or else resign their places 13. The fourth and fifth to the effenther Claims are to the that the Council of the in the cbcted majority Council Phould have complete control
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the population we are not. Dometice to the Cahors and

that more than nine tenths of ir

Shall be controlled Representatives of

abigenstay thasan freon amary

the small remainder.

-12. Ser the third Hams

Gomes de mand that the

Pficial

is

A

members should hall

be allowed from to sprak

and vote as

they please. It

is a demand which hood is

familiar in the case

fami frown

g

hown colonies, and to the an

Waget has been forged Watter on behalf of

only

given paid

one

Answer Can

to it

savants

hut

be

that the

of the government

Cannot be left free to oppose

the garment. I should be

surprised

to learn that the

372

officials themselves wished I

to be

given this freedom.

It is in fact not poulian to the frown folmy system,

it is of

the essence

of

administration that the

ali

paid supporters or components

!

meat should

9 a government "either support vote for

when necessary

and

the

on occasion squeak for settled policy of the gover..

aise

- ment or else resign their places

13. The fourth and fifth

to the effenther

Claims are to the

that the Council of

the

in the

cbcted majority Council Phould have complete control

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