French said that this "gatekeeping" function had been recognised in a number of English cases, including an 1837 case concerning the power of the Governor of Mauritius to eject non-citizens, and a 1906 case concerning the deportation of foreign workers from Canada.
Governor | Lieutenant Governor | governor | Mauritius | Governor General of Canada | Governor-General | Governor of New York | Governor General | Governor of New South Wales | Governor of New Jersey | Governor of California | Governor of Virginia | Governor-General of Australia | Governor of Maryland | Governor of Oklahoma | Governor of Gibraltar | Governor-General of New Zealand | Governor of Minnesota | Governor-General of the Philippines | lieutenant governor | Governor of Massachusetts | Governor of South Australia | Governor-General of India | Governor of Texas | Governor of Michigan | Governor of Illinois | Governor of Victoria | Governor of Queensland | Governor of Indiana | Governor of Vermont |