Mr. Fletcher, but he has undergone
an operation at Colombo on
the
way
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home & may not be available for an
indefinite time.
When the Imperial requestionn
scheme was put in force
force it
Ilavalerved to deprive St.Kiong of
Coential Goods a
the Col. Govt-
obtained authority to requisition small British tonnage not-suitable for survice outside Carlin walits.
The requisitioning
we
done by
th
Naval authorities in order to get the advantage of the prerogative,
but this for was told
< it must-
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be clearly understood. Col. Goot accepto 10067 full responsibility for financial results
of scheme:
The Wollowta
was requisitioned under this local
Scheme &
H. Kong funds arm
Therefore clearly responsible.
When this application of this in perial
Indemnity Act was
ander conson
I proposed to exempt H. Kong in
came issues are under
the local
secreme
The
18
C
41711 Genl.
20
horowa
one
232 dealt with in express
terms by the Imperial act & not by
implication. If there were no
legislation
local owners
thou
British novels
been
would be better off
while of has throughout
an wistharction to the H. Kong foot, that This was
not to be to.
We must there for trave legislation, the
question is whether it would be better
to apply the duperial act or pan a
the same
local Ord would be advantages in
lines.
Hu
taking the come
out of the local legislature by applying
the Lupecial ad-
On the other hand.
It. Kong should not be treatest differentl
to other Folin similarly situated.
On 41711/20
Gov! have been
asked whether they recommend local the lives of the dimparial. We might. latergraph to Hiking
Legistatin
Ad.
& Straits ( when there was also a local
Scheme) to ash
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this
tar
Gov! whether is
the hair of the
they recommend
local legislation on
lect or application of the Act?
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