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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

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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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