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September 14 (Bec. Oct. 8)
1923
1923
28 The Governor
Telegram
August 30 (Rec. Aug. 80)
States that Tamil leader now withdraws request
referred to in No. 26
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40 The Governor
627
29 Mr. Peiris to Sir G. Grindle
Submits views on suggestion referred to in No. 27 ... 29
September 2
90 The Governor
545.
41 The Governor
Confidential
August 8 (Rec. Sept. 8)
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September 17 (Rec. Oct. 8)
20
42 To the Governor Telegram
October 11
$1 The Governor
556
August 14 (Rec. Sept. '8)
32 The Governor
567
August 14 (Rec. Sept. 8)
Forwards a memorial from members of the Indian community praying that the elective principle may be adopted in respect of the two seats recommended for the community in the Legislative Council. States that the memorialists have been informed that it is proposed to fill the two seats by election ... Transmite copy of letter received from Mr. E. R. Tambimuttu, relative to a Resolution passed at a public meeting, held at Batticaloa, on 2nd August, asking that, in event of the Tamils of Colombo not being allotted a seat in the new constitution, that seat may be allocated to the Eastern Province; also of a letter from Sir P. Ramanathan on the question 34 Transmits copy of a
memorandum with covering letter, prepared by the Committee of the Ceylon Tamil League protesting against Mr. Pereira's pro- posal regarding the seat allotted to the Tamils of Colombo and the Western Province
49
To the Governor
Confidential
October 12
44 To the Governor Confidential (2)
October 15
35
38 The Governer
581
August 27 (Rec. Sept. 17)
Transmits copy of a letter from the Ceylon Indian Electorate Association forwarding a Supplemental Note to the memorial submitted in No. 80, together with a statement of figures of Indian voters
45 To the Governor
620
October 15
89
34 The Governor
588
August 27 (Rec. Sept. 17)
Encloses, with observations and with reference to No. 18, a memorandum by the Attorney-General (Mr. Akbar) and a report of a Committee of leading Mohammedans on question of Malayan Mohammedan representation
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Submits observations upon Mr. Perera's speech in the debate upon the motion that the three seate reserved for Mohammedans in the Legislative Council be filled by election
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Approves recommendations conveyed in No. 40 regard- ing the Mohammedan Electorate and enquires whether definite provision should be made for this arrangement in the new Order in Council, or whether it will be sufficient to retain Clause 21 in draft sub- mitted by Governor in No. 21
Proposes to take steps at once for the preparation of the required Order in Council to give effect to the constitutional changes agreed upon
Approves proposed amendment of Clause 52 of the Order in Council of 1920, indicated in No. 89. Steps will be taken for the insertion of such a provision in the draft Order in Council shortly to be submitted to His Majesty
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Recognizes force of objections raised to separate representation for Malays and points out that it will still be open to the Governor to recommend a Malay to fill a vacancy for a nominated unofficial member of the Council
85 To the Governor
Confidential
'September 19
Transmita copy of a letter from the Indian Association of Ceylon opposing, in the interests of "Indian Tamils," the proposal that the Tamil seat for Colombo should be suppressed and that an additional seat should be given to the community elsewhere ... States that, as no compromise has been found possible, there is no alternative but to include in the forth- coming Order in Council provision for a special Tamil seat in Colombo and the Western Province, and steps will be taken accordingly. Proposes, for reasons given, to divide the Southern Province into three constituencies, named as indicated, to each of which one member will be allotted
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46 The Governor
Confidential
September 24 (Rec. Oct. 16)
Submits proposals for a scheme for the establishment of an Executive Committee; and two alternatives, both of which are considered undesirable
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40
47 The Governor
Telegram
October 17 (Rec, Oct. 17)
Considers, in reply to No. 42, that it will be sufficient to retain Clause 21 of the draft Order in Council ...
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48 The Governor
055
September 80 (Rec. Oct. 22)
42
86 The Governor
Confidential
September 8 (Rec. Sept. 24)
Forwards views on the creation in the new Legislative Council of a special Tamil Seat in Colombo and the Western Province, and on the proposed additional seat in the Southern Province
48
49 To the Governor
Conf dential
October 81
87 To the Governor
Confidential
September 25
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To the Governor
Confidential
September 25
Comments on the proposals made in No. 25 and forwards a draft scheme for the formation of an Executive Committee
Amplifies No. 87 and states that great importance is attached to the selection and appointment of Elected Members by the Governor and that their selection by the Legislature or by any method which would deprive the King's representative of his prerogative would not be agreed to ...
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47
89
The Governor Confidential
September 10 (Rec. Oct. 1)
Bete out in detail the circumstances in which Resolutions were moved in the Legislative Council with the object of the reduction of the salaries of public officers, the arguments which were brought forward in support of them, and the action taken by Government in the matter. In the circumstances suggests that Clause 52 of the existing Order in Council be amended in the manner indicated
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50. The Governor
Confidential
51 The Governor
Confidential
FAL
October 81 (Rec. Nov. 19)
November 5 (Bec. Nov. 26)
Transmite, with reference to No. 82, copy of a letter received from the Ceylon Tamil League reporting on a public meeting held on the 9th instant on the subject of the seat to be. allotted in the new Legislative Council to the Tamils of Colombo, to- gether with a copy of a report read at the general meeting of the League
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Deals with the points in which the Governor's pro- posals for the establishment of an Executive Com- mittee differ from those of the Secretary of State. Does not propose to proceed further in the matter until
assurance is given that scheme will be regarded without serious disfavour in the Council. Requests views on points raised
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States differences between the Secretary of State's scheme for the formation of an Executive Committee and the scheme submitted by the Governor. Considers that time must be given for the develop- ment of the scheme, but that in the interim it would be inadvisable to modify in any way the composition of the Executive Couneil
With reference to paragraph 4 of No. 46, considers it advisable that in its early days the proposed Executive Committee should be presided over by the Senior Official Member of the Committee should the Governor not be present
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