Royal Commission.
(Per Press Association.) ;gp?J£p |Weixington, July 2. At the Police Commission a lett< jf was read from the Premier to the effect that he had come to the conclusion that it was inexpedient if not unconstitutional for him to attend a Commission appointed by the Governor on his advice, and when it reported it would again be his duty to tender His Excellency advice. He thought, there fore, that he should not commit himself to a opinion which might prejudice his future action, and tend to diminish his responsibility to Parliament, pari ticularly asParliament was now sitting. | The Minister of Justice wrote to a similar effect.
The Chairman said the Commission had come to the conclusion that it had no authority to summon: the Minister. Mr T. E. Taylor said it was done in England at the Jameson enquiry. 'ihe Chairman pointed out that that was a Parliamentary Committee, not a Royal Commission. In any case they had made up their minds that they could not calf Ministers.
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Thames Star, Volume XXX, Issue 9111, 4 July 1898, Page 4
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