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Subject and Pago No.
14 The Governor
Telegram
1923
1 To the Governor
Confidential A
June 18
2 The Governor Telegram
July 11
(Rec. July 11)
Conveys views and proposals regarding the future constitution and procedure of the Executive Council States that the despatches mentioned will be lald before the Legislative Council on 12th July, but does not propore to lay No. 1 before communiosting further with Secretary of State
15 The Governor
466
(Rec. July 81)
2
...
10 The Governor
Telegram
8 To the Governor
Telegram
4 The Governor Telegram
5 The Governor
487
July 18
Asks for explanation of ressons for delaying publication of No. 1 and particular points to which exception is taken ...
(Rec. July 81)
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3
T
July 14 (Rec. July 14)
***
June 26 (Rec. July 18)
6 To the Governor
Telegram
July 18
for opposing the motion of the reasons Mohammedan member that the three Mohammedan seats in the Legislative Council be filled by election. In view, however, of the improbability of any serious difficulties arising, it should be possible to fill the three seats in the New Council by election... States that publication of certain despatches will be deferred until the receipt of views promised in No. 4. Intimates nature of reply if pressed for a statement and emphasizes the result of persistence in the attitude that the scheme must be produced by unofficials
Considers that publication of No. 1 should be delayed until he has had an opportunity of submitting his views, which he proposes to do by despatch States
17 The Governor
Telegram, 170
(Rec. Aug. 2)
8
July 28
(Rec. July 28)
July 10
July 81
August 2
States that he has referred proposal for alternative for the Western Province seat to the Tamil leaders for consideration and will report decision in due course Transmite copy of a letter from Sir P. Ramanathan replying to the statements made in the Memorial of the Executive Committee of the Ceylon National Congress, and considers that the facts stated therein are correct
Forwards, at the request of the Jaffna Association, a Resolution in which they decline to accept the proposed alternatives to the reserved Tamil seat in the Western Province
Forwards, at the request of the Ceylon Tamil Mahajana Sabai. a Resolution passed at a meeting of the Committee, protesting against the proposal made by the Sinhalese delegates in England regard- ing the special seat for Tamila
10
7
...
7
10
18 To the Governor
468
August 8
Acknowledges No. 5 and requests views on the question of the representation of Malays on the Legislative Council
11
8
19 To the Governor
Confidential
August 6
Explains briefly the reasons which led to the modifica
tion of the proposals contained in the despatch of 18th June on the subject of the reform of the Legislative Council
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11
20 The Governor
Telegram
...
..
August 7 (Rec. Aug. 7)
Forwards, at the request of the Ceylon Tamil League, a Resolution stating that they cannot accept Mr. Pereira's proposal regarding the special seat for Tamila
12
7 The Governor Telegram
July 19 (Ree. July 19)
Suggests that the constitution of the Executive Council of Barbados might be adapted to local re- quirements with the exceptions stated
21 The Governor
Secret
July 17
4
(Reo. Aug. 8)
8 To the Governor
Telegram
***
July 20
The Governor
Telegram
July 21 (Reo. July 21).
Requests telegraphie information regarding the practic- ability of an arrangement, proposed by Pereira, for substitution of an additional territorial seat for Jaffna, or a communal Tamil seat for whole Island, for the special Tamil seat granted for Colombo
States, for the reasons indicated, that the substitution proposed in No. 8 is inacceptable, and strongly deprecates a definite statement that at the next revision of the constitution the special Tamil sent will be abolished
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844
Transmite, with observations, copies of the draft Ceylon (Legislative Council) Order in Council, 1923, which it is proposed to substitute for the existing Order in, Council
12
22 To the Governor
Confidential
August 9
Requests views regarding the failure of moderate Sinhalese to secure the election of even one repre- sentative in the Legislative Council
13
23 The Governor
492
July 24 (Rec. Aug. 18)
14
5
10 The Governor
Telegram
A
11
To the Governor
Telegram
July 24 (Rec. July 24)
July 24
States that despatch has to-day been forwarded con- taining proposals regarding the Executive Committee
5
24 The Governor
Confidential
July 19
12 The Governor
Telegram
18 To the Governor
Telegram
July 25 (Rec. July 25)
Has no objection to the submission of the proposed July 25
scheme suggested in Nos. 7 and 10, but does not desire to express definite opinion until proposals have been laid before the Legislative Council and the views of elected members have been elicited. Considers all relative correspondence should be published
Enquires whether alternatives proposed in No. 8 were placed before the Tamil leaders before No. 9 was sent, and remarks upon the future retention of the special seat
Explains why the alternatives mentioned in No. 11
have not been placed before the Tamil leaders
(Ree. Aug. 18)
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444
25 The Governor
Confidential
July 24 (Bec. Aug. 14)
26 The Governor
Telegram
August 21 (Rec. Aug. 21)
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27 Sir G. Grindle to Mr. Peiris
August 29
Transmite a memorial to the Secretary of State from members of the Malay community praying that one of the three seata allocated to the Mohammedan community in the Legislative Council under the new acheme may be filled by nomination, in order that it may be open to the Governor to select a member of the Malay community for appointment to a seat in the Council
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States views with regard to proposals made by the Secretary of State for associating members of the Legislative Council with the Executive Goverment of the Colony
Transmits, with observations, statements showing the functions of the Executive Council, and submits proposals for the creation of a body to be styled the "Executive Committee"
States that Leader of Tamil community has requested that the Secretary of State's views be obtained on the suggestion that the Colombo Western Province Communal Tamil Seat be substituted by a Tamil Communal Seat for the whole Island eliminating the Northern and Eastern Provinces
...
Requests views of the Deputation on the suggestion in
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