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Colonial fecretary'- office,

Borgkong,

26th. Jeruary, 1917.

sir,

I am directed to inform you that the Goverror

her considered your letter of the 12th. iratert and directs me

to reply to the questions conhaired thereir as follows:-

question 1. The arszer is in the regative.

Question 2.

The Goverror is et presert not prepared to

appcirt auch & body te is referred to for the

following renacret-

(a) Fie Excellercy holds the string opiricr

that such organizatier must have lepe]

sanctior ard pust to based per

compulsory service.

(b) His Excelleroy could not prope-ly

initiate the receseary legislatior with-

out the senchier of the teorete¬y of

State for the Colonies.

Question 7. lt follows from the answer to questior 1 that

the answer must be in the repative.

Hie Excellercy recognizes that the presert ecritic:

is unsatisfectory end le sørding this correaporderoe to the

Secretary of State with a reocamerdsticr for the impoeitier of

compulsory service, with the recessary power of exemption of

such a rature as will enable the Goverrmer to insue certificates

Bubb as you refer to.

G. Miskin, Esq.,

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