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then open

a Poll Tax

upon

Freign

the principle of a Immigrants exclusively appears to to serious objections both of Emperial and Enteritional policy and that the application of it might

lead

to serious difficulties with Foreign Pavers

This is quite pist

amy

observation and

As

ct

feueral discriminating

Zax

to would doubtless be

Freign humigrants

rijected to by st. M's Evernment. But really

there is as brand reason for objecting to allow

measure of policy

Immigrants

ว

regard

with

to Chinese

on the ground that if the varias

Lépishrines of the British Colonies were so ilb-

a similar measure to this

would

intvised as to apply European nations with which we have well recognised relation of friendship and reciprocity, they create offence. It would be perfectly idle to treat this objection as equally applicable to the State which is at this manent undergoing fore and devord ratties than allow any hopeans to walk about stre Reets of to most Commercial City. Is lineald venting therefore to treat the last remark in the present repot from the too keen-lighted vision of Lawyer for

emote contingencies,

and should simply informe

vertime

us arising

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Sie John Barring that as the Vistara Act, which has already been confirme? does not carflist with the direst stipulations of the treaty, st. Ms. Lovement

are not prepared to invite the Colanak

to reconsider the subject.

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slature

J. F.1.23 Jany

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opinion.

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warning couraged in the Law Advices

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1927 Jan

Sir John Bowing should be written to in the terms of the best Paragush of Mo

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