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prepared and will follow.
Meanwhile, I suggest that the possibility of development in this direction might be mentioned in your despatch, but that for the first Council period, the Chinese nominating bodies recommended by re should be accepted.
Paragraph 5. I can think of no other qualification that could suitably be substituted for or made alternative to, property or juror's qualifications, but the possibility will be kept in miză and the point can be met for the present in the way proposed in paragraph 2 (d) of your secret telegram No.329.
Paragraph 6.
Reference to nomination of Members of a Legislature is net understood. I think that it is of some importance that the Governor should have no status and no responsibilities in the matter of appointments to the Municipal Council.
Paragraph 8, I have ne objection to the deletions
No amendment or deletion need be made.)
which you prepose.
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I do not consider that inclusien will lead to embarrassment er unwillingness to co-eperate. Aport Scom) Sungya dua sanske op deletions which you think necessary, I should Much præter not to make alterations now in my despatch No.145. I have carefully gene through the amendments suggested by you and I do not think that embarrassment or difficulty of any sort will be caused by publication of my recommendations as originally made and of your decisions, both upon these with which you have found yourself in agreement and upon thesa which you have not been able to accept.
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