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Description and Holding Information
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Governance, Colonial Administration (Bell)
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Colonial Administration of Great Britain: by Sir Sydney Smith Bell, xi+470p, London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1859. (Bell, 1805–79,
a British barrister, served for a time as a judge on the Supreme Court of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope. This seminal study “had its origin in
an inquiry which … I felt it my duty to make, as to the foundation of the law I was to administer under Her Majesty’s Commission.”—Pref., p. iii. The
author explores the theoretical underpining of the British colonial empire, and explores the historical record which led to “embarassament to the
minister and dissatisfaction of the colonists, in the mode of administering all our colonies,” leading in particular to the American Revolution. His main
argument is that most of the colonies should be emancipated, or, failing that, their method of governance should be improved so as to preclude
“future heartburning and discontent.” In the course of his general argument, Bell dwells with some detail on the colonial governance of Guiana, Jamaica,
Canada {Upper & Lower}, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, South Australia, and Cape Colony.)
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Title:
Colonial administration of Great Britain / by Sydney Smith Bell.
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OCLC Number:
259769124
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Volume 1 | | Yes | Yes |
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