Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 1)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

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URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-236504

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 1

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

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Title:: Part II. The executive Government

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292 THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT [PART It of State said that continued executions under martial law were exciting strong opposition, and as the Imperial Govern- ment were retaining troops in the Colony and would have to sanction any act of indemnity, it was greatly to be pre- ferred that the natives should be tried by a civil Court. He added : ‘I must impress upon you necessity of utmost caution in the matter, and you should suspend executions until I have had opportunity of considering your further observations.” The answer to this telegram was a message from the Agent-General that the Ministry had resigned, and the Secretary of State telegraphed to the Governor to ask for full information as to the circumstances of the case. This was supplied by a telegram of March 291 and by a reply of March 302 the incident closed. The substantial part of the correspondence mav be quoted below :— ‘Trial of the prisoners took place in accordance with Colonial Office Circular 26th January, 1867,3 for the principal act which led to proclamation of martial law. Accused were represented by counsel and were allowed to call witnesses. Attorney-General gave it as his opinion that the circum- stances fully justified trial by Court Martial, that the pro- ceedings were in order, and that the accused had had fair trial. Evidence was conclusive against condemned men. I went most carefully into it and prepared précis of the evidence against each individual prisoner for information of Executive Council. On receipt of your telegram of yesterday’s date, I requested Prime Minister to be good enough to order suspension of executions which had been fixed for to-morrow pending further instructions from your Lordship. He replied that he regretted that he could not authorize suspension of execu- tions which had been confirmed after full and deliberate con- sideration. I discussed matter with him and explained that this decision would oblige me, as Governor of the Colony, to exercise prerogative of the Crown under the Letters Patent and to cancel death warrant which I had signed. He quite recognized this but said that as a most important Constitutional question was involved he would feel obliged Parl, Pap,, Cd. 2905, p. 28. * Ibid., p. 29. ! See Appendix No. I of Cd. 2905, This circular was an outcome of the Jamaican disturbances, 1

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