union representatives will presumably be the only
representatives of the preponderating working classes
qualification
(as the whants, however, us below)
to until literacy/and jury qualifications/become more
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common among those classes, I hope that you will see
be prepared to agree to
your way to give further consideration to my suggestion
that the trade unions should be given at least three of
the ten nomination seats.
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On further consideration, I feel considerable
doubts as to whether the qualifications for the franchise,
as they stand, are not too restrictive. The literacy
condition is unexceptionable but the inclusion of the
property or juror's qualification means that except
where there is a property qualification, there would be
excluded from the franchise, females, persons afflicted
with blindness or deafness or other like infirmity, all
persons over 60 years of age and those ignorant of the
English language, however well they speak, read and write Chinese. I feel that this point requires some further
consideration with a view to devising as an alternative
to the property qualification some condition or
conditions which will ensure the necessary degree of
so layer unsportar a section of the con responsibility without however precluding the classes
-mentioned above.
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There seems to be corruption in passage relating to point (g) in your telegram No.406. I assume intention
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is that nominating bodies should appoint their members
without any intervention by the Governor.
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As regards dosignation of nominating vodus,
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your remarks and propose think they final consecturation of the matten shows be deferred untit
I see no objection, the lave
but it would not be unusual to give unofficial
of
a Legislature
sticages in the (drafting of an
authorities right to nominate members/but to require actual legpicalicom
instrument of appointment to be signed by Governor.
(5.7 Grateful for your further comments in light of foregoing on points (b), (f) and (g), your confirmation
of assumption on point (g).
R.F
I hope that on receipt of your reply I shall be
in position to send open reply to your despatch No.145
which can be published with that despatch. Following
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