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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cuAp, vi] GOVERNOR AS IMPERIAL OFFICER 293 if I would give him written instructions. This I did, upon which he wrote me following Minute :— Begins : * As Your Excellency has thought it necessary to give instruc- tions to suspend executions which were confirmed by the Executive Council and appointed to be carried out on Friday next, I feel that it is impossible for me to continue in office as Prime Minister, and I beg to tender my resignation. My colleagues are unanimous in supporting me in what under the present circumstances appears to them a most important Constitutional question.” Ends. As your Lordship has only directed me to suspend execu- tions in order to have my further observations I replied to Prime Minister as follows :— Begins : It is with the greatest regret that I have received above Minute. I should feel much obliged if your colleagues and yourself will retain office whilst I am making further communication to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.” Ends. To this he has replied as follows :— Begins : “1 have no wish to cause Your Excellency inconvenience and, with my colleagues, will retain office whilst further communication is being made to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. I would point out as in my opinion matter as affecting native population is most urgent I trust there will be no delay in receiving reply to your communication.” Ends. I trust that with the additional facts contained in this tele- gram your Lordship will see your way to withdraw objection. I am afraid that very intense feeling will be excited in the Colony by my having suspended execution.—MoCaLLuMm.’ The reply was :— Your telegram 29th March, No. 1, giving full information as to the procedure and circumstances of trial and the opinion of the Attorney-General thereupon, and your own careful examination of the whole case and of the evidence against each individual prisoner, and the conclusive manner in which the individual guilt of each prisoner was established, in which I doubt not any mitigating circumstances which might differentiate their guilt were considered, has received careful consideration of His Majesty’s Government. His Majesty’s Government have at no time had the intention to interfere with action of the Responsible Govern- ment of Natal or to control Governor in exercise of preroga- tive. But your Ministers will, I feel sure, recognize that in all the circumstances now existing, and in view of the presence of British troops in the Colony, His Majesty’s Government are entitled, and were in duty bound, to obtain full and precise information in reference to these martial law cases in regard to which an Act of Indemnity has

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