Gold Coast Native Institutions: With Thoughts Upon a Healthy Imperial Policy for the Gold Coast and AShanti |
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Aborigines Accra Ackinie administration allegiance appointed ARTICLE authority Axim Britain British Government Buaful Busumchie Cape Coast Cape Coast Castle captain Chidda civilisation Coast and Ashanti Colonial Office Colonial Secretary Concessions Ordinance Constitution Councillors Crown Colonies Customary Law declare District Commissioner Dixcove Downing Street Elmina Enimil enquiry European evidence Executive Council exercise fact Fanti Fanti Confederation Fanti Customary Laws forts Gold Coast Aborigines Gold Coast Colony golden stool Governor granted Hayford Head-Chiefs headman honour important judgment judicial justice King of Ashanti King's kings and chiefs Kumasi Lagos land lease Legislative Council Linguist Majesty Majesty's Government matter ment native chiefs NATIVE INSTITUTIONS Native State System option paramount King person political possession power and jurisdiction present principles protectorate province question recognised represent Rights Protection Society sect Section settlements Supreme Court Tarkwa territories thereof tion town trade treaty tribes tribute ward West Africa
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Page 369 - Letters Patent under the Great Seal of our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster the 19th day of February, 1866, in the 29th year of our reign...
Page 345 - Majesty then had, or might at any time thereafter have, within any country or place out of Her Majesty's dominions in the same and as ample a manner as if Her Majesty had acquired such power or jurisdiction by the cession or conquest of territory.
Page 370 - An Act to enable Her Majesty to provide for the government of her settlements on the coast of Africa and in the Falkland Islands.
Page 346 - We did, by certain letters patent under the Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster the...
Page 380 - And We do hereby reserve to Ourselves, Our heirs and successors, full power and authority from time to time to revoke, alter, or amend these Our Letters Patent as to Us or them shall seem meet.
Page 375 - Dominion, to grant a pardon to any accomplice, not being the actual perpetrator of such crime, who shall give such information...
Page 363 - VICTORIA, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith; to all to whom these presents shall come greeting...
Page 373 - Colony as aforesaid, for which such legislative council may be so appointed; and that in the making all such laws and ordinances the said legislative council shall conform to and observe all such instructions...
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