§ MR. F. W. MACLEAN (Oxford, Woodstock)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey claims a right to interfere with the freedom of debate 1046 in the "States," or Parliament, of that island; and, if so, whether the Lieutenant Governor has any such right?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. MATTHEWS,) Birmingham, E.I have referred this question to the Governor, and he informs me that he has had no intention to claim, and does not consider himself entitled to claim, the right to interfere with the freedom of debate in the States of Jersey. The Governor has a negative voice or veto in the making of ordinances, but he has no right to interfere with the freedom of debate.