CO129-401 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [5-6] — Page 418

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Rect 1. I had a conference with Sir Havilland de mar

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of the 13th. instant relative to this matter and Sir Havilland has also discussed the matter with His Honour the Chief Justice.

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2. Sir Havilland says that the final form of the Order- -in-Council is by no means settled and he points out (and I respectfully agree with him of course) that it is useless to attempt to formulate the amendments which may be necessary in our Ordinance until we know what final shape the Order-in-Council will take. Havilland says that Sir John Jordan who is now en route for England takes up a somewhat antagonistic attitude towards the whole proposal. Sir Havilland himself leaves for England next month and hopes that he will have an opportunity of discussing the question with Sir John Jordan at the Foreign office and perhaps of arriving at some conclusion; at the same time he points out that it is possible that the Order-in-Counil will receive very material modification (if it is proceeded with at all) and particularly in connection with the definitions in clause 2. I need not point out that these definitions are of very great importance.

3. We discussed so far as is possible the principles which would underlie the alteration of our Ordinance and Sir Havilland thinks that that is all that can be done at present. Evidently we can do nothing until we hear further about the matter. |

(Sd.) John A. Bucknill,

14th. June, 1913.

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