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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Serial

From or to whom,

No.

Despatch No., &o.

Date.

Subject.

Pago.

دیا

1900.

1

Governor

Bruce.

Sir 0.

Secret

2

To Governor Sir C.

Bruce.

Secret

December 7, 1899 (Reo. Jan. 9, 1900.)

February 28

Submits his views as to the reality and scope of the loyalty to British rule of the various classes of the community in the Colony,

1

7

3

Governor

Bruce.

Sir C.

Secret

4

Acting-Governor Sir

Secret

G. Bower.

5

Sir C. Bruce

*

-

June 25 (Rec. July 30.)

August 6 (Rec. Sept. 8.)

Enquires whether facilities might not be given for increasing the number of Indian voters, and whether he could recommend a suitable Indian for a nominated seat in the Council of Government or for appointment in the Civil Service, when opportunity arises.

Encloses extract from "Le Radical" illus- trating the views of certain sections of the local press on the South African situation; deprecates the lowering of the qualification for the franchise, looking to the total unfitness of the Indian population to exercise the franchise.

8

Advances reasons against appointment 10

of a representative of the Indian community to the Council of Govern-

ment.

September 15 Concura in views expressed in No. 4; 11

emphasizes the necessity of having on the Council a majority of members prepared to support the just claims of the Indian community, and advocates, if necessary, an increase in the number of official nominated members to secure such a majority.

1901.

Approves of the suggestion in No. 3, to 12

place the nominated members of the Executive Government on the same footing as the nominated members of the Council of Government in respect to the period of their appointment and the power of the Governor to auspend them, but thinks this amend- ment should be deferred till after the dissolution of the Council.

6

To Acting-Governor

Secret

October 26

Sir G. Bower.

7

Governor

Bir O.

Secret

Bruce.

Beptember 3 (Reo. Oct. 7.)

8

To Governor Sir 0.

Bruce.

Secret

October 16

10462-60—12/1901 G 277 W£ 24779 D&B

5

Reports nomination of Dr. M. X. Nalle- 12

tamby, a highly educated gentleman

of pure Indian descent, to a seat in the Council of Government.

Conveys His Majesty's approval of the appointment of Dr. M. X. Nalletam by.

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C.O. 882

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Berial No.

From or to whom.

Despatch No., &c.

Date,

iv

1901.

4

Governor

Bruce.

Sir C.

Secret September 26 (Rec. Oct. 28.)

Bubject.

Page

Reports opposition to the appointment 13

of Mr. M. Atchia, an Indian merchant, to the Board of Commissioners for Beau-Bassin and Rose Hill, and states that in the event of the present mem- bers of the Board resigning and of others refusing to accept seats, the Board will be constituted by the appointment of official members.