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Colonial fecretary'- office,
Borgkong,
26th. Jeruary, 1917.
sir,
I am directed to inform you that the Goverror
her considered your letter of the 12th. iratert and directs me
to reply to the questions conhaired thereir as follows:-
question 1. The arszer is in the regative.
Question 2.
The Goverror is et presert not prepared to
appcirt auch & body te is referred to for the
following renacret-
(a) Fie Excellercy holds the string opiricr
that such organizatier must have lepe]
sanctior ard pust to based per
compulsory service.
(b) His Excelleroy could not prope-ly
initiate the receseary legislatior with-
out the senchier of the teorete¬y of
State for the Colonies.
Question 7. lt follows from the answer to questior 1 that
the answer must be in the repative.
Hie Excellercy recognizes that the presert ecritic:
is unsatisfectory end le sørding this correaporderoe to the
Secretary of State with a reocamerdsticr for the impoeitier of
compulsory service, with the recessary power of exemption of
such a rature as will enable the Goverrmer to insue certificates
Bubb as you refer to.
G. Miskin, Esq.,
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