THE GREAT BARRIER CASE
Auckland, January 28,
In an Interview which a reporter had with Mr Ballance tho Minister aaid he did not tbii k It would be neosasary to alter his movements In order to attend the Cabinet Conncil at Wellington to con alder Caffruy aud Penn'i statements, or the pe'ition for reprieve. What was necessary to be done nn his part could be d^ne by telegraph. He expressed t^e opinion tbat It would be mooh better to confrrm to the English practice where the Home Secretary wbb the responsible adviser of the crown and tha lost Court of yppeal, other members of the Government not Interfering In the matter. In this ColoDy the Minister of Justice should be the re^poDßible adviser of the Governor with whom the free and independent rxeroise tff the prerogative of mercy was fiDallv vested as the representative of the Queen. The praotlce of holding a Cabinet Council on auch ques lons had been In vogue though he did not see the necessity for it, the f auctions of Ministers being only oonsultive.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1468, 28 January 1887, Page 3
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179THE GREAT BARRIER CASE Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1468, 28 January 1887, Page 3
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