CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6] — Page 645

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opinion promised in the 7th paragraph of the report have not been received for the reason, as I understand, that as Sir Matthew Nathan was opposed to the scheme of compulsory Insurance, the contributors who favoured such scheme did not consider it worth while further to pursue the subject.

5. Upon receipt of Your Lordship's Despatch under acknowledgment, it was with its enclosures printed and circulated among all the contributors to the fund. A meeting of representatives from each Department and of the Directors of the Fund, was subsequently held and was presided over by the Treasurer, who is Chairman of the Directors. Mr. A. M. Thomson, who is an advocate of the transfer of the Fund to the Government, explained the purport of Your Lordship's Despatch, and the question was fully discussed. But the great majority of the contributors and all of the Directors, except the Chairman, were opposed to the transfer of the fund.

6. I now enclose copy of a Memorandum in which the present Directors of the Fund, with the exception of the Chairman (Mr. C. McI. Messer, Acting Treasurer) have set out the views of the contributors on the

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2 in the other among a high Enclosure 2. 639 opinion promised in the 7th paragraph of the report have not been received for the reason, as I understand, that as Sir Matthew Nathan was opposed to the scheme of compulsory Insurance, the contributors who favoured such scheme did not consider it worth while further to pursue the subject. 5. Upon receipt of Your Lordship's Despatch under acknowledgment, it was with its enclosures printed and circulated among all the contributors to the fund. A meeting of representatives from each Department and of the Directors of the Fund, was subsequently held and was presided over by the Treasurer, who is Chairman of the Directors. Mr. A. M. Thomson, who is an advocate of the transfer of the Fund to the Government, explained the purport of Your Lordship's Despatch, and the question was fully discussed. But the great majority of the contributors and all of the Directors, except the Chairman, were opposed to the transfer of the fund. 6. I now enclose copy of a Memorandum in which the present Directors of the Fund, with the exception of the Chairman (Mr. C. McI. Messer, Acting Treasurer) have set out the views of the contributors on the
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2 in the other among a hig Enclosure 2. 639 opinion promised in the 7th. paragraph of the report have not been received for the reason, as I understand, that as Sir Matthew Nathan was opposed to the scheme of compulsory Insurance, the contributors who favoured such scheme did not consider it worth while further to pursue the subject. 5. Upon receipt of Your Lordship's Despatch under acknowledgment, it was with its enclosures printed and circulated among all the contributors to the fund. A meeting of representatives from each Department and of the Directors of the Fund, was subsequently held and was presided over by the Treasurer, who is Chairman of the Directors. Mr. A. M. Thomson who is an advocate of the transfer of the Fund to the Government, explained the purport of Your Lordship's Despatch, and the question was fully discussed. But the great majority of the contributors and all of the Directors, except the Chairman, were opposed to the transfer of the fund. 6. I now enclose copy of a Memorandum in which the present Directors of the Fund with the exception of the Chairman (Mr. C. McI. Messer, Acting Treasurer) have set out the views of the contributors on the
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in the other among a hig

Enclosure 2.

639

opinion promised in the 7th. paragraph of the report have

not been received for the reason, as I understand, that as

Sir Matthew Nathan was opposed to the scheme of compulsory

Insurance, the contributors who favoured such scheme did

not consider it worth while further to pursue the subject.

5.

Upon receipt of Your Lordship's

Despatch under acknowledgment, it was with its enclosures

printed and circulated among all the contributors to the

fund. A meeting of representatives from each Department and

of the Directors of the Fund, was subsequently held and

was presided over by the Treasurer, who is Chairman of the

Directors.

Mr. A. M. Thomson who is an

advocate of the transfer of the Fund to the Government,

explained the purport of Your Lordship's Despatch, and the

question was fully discussed. But the great majority of

the contributors and all of the Directors, except the

Chairman, were opposed to the transfer of the fund.

6.

I now enclose copy of a Memorandum

in which the present Directors of the Fund with the

exception of the Chairman (Mr. C. McI. Messer,

Acting

Treasurer) have set out the views of the contributors on

the

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