§ MR. BLACK (Banffshire)To ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any instructions were issued under the Royal Sign Manual restricting
† See (4) Debates, cxxxi., 1265.830 the powers of the Lord High Commissioner or of the Governor of the Transvaal as regards the Ordinances to which he may give his assent; if so, can he state what are the terms of these instructions as regards subjecting persons not of European birth, who are not British subjects, to disabilities or restrictions.(Answered by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton.)I have to refer the hon. Member to Clause XXII. of the Instructions to the Governor of the Transvaal, printed at page 14 of [Cd. 1463], and more particularly to the last paragraph of the clause, which states that the Governor may assent to such Ordinances if they contain a clause suspending their operation until the signification of His Majesty's pleasure.