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honour, which is regarded
not unnaturally
as more
in the nature of an
Imperial than a Colonial dis-
tinction, and would help
to make the Colonies realise
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that all parts of the Em-
pire, regardless of situation, are treated with equal consideration in matters of
Imperial concern.
It has been represented to me that medals
have been awarded by Her
Majesty
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Majesty the Queen not only to those who actually partici-
pated
in the recent Jubilee celebrations in London, but also to others who took no
active part therein and
who were not in England at the time, and it has been suggested that it
would be a most graceful
act, and one
which would
tend to strengthen the bond of union between the mother country and the Colonies
if