CO129-442 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [4-6] — Page 110

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4 Juny 1917.

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SIR F.H.MAY,K.O.E.G.

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Mr. Grindle.

Mr. Lambert,

Mr. Read.

Sir G. Fiddles.

Mr. Steel-Mailland,

Mr. Long.

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Hall 2.7.

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Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge

the receipt of your despatch Lo. 129 of

the 21st April, and to inform you that

His Majesty will not be advised to exercise

his power of disallowance with regard to

Ordinance No. 11 of 1917 entitled "An

Ordinance to amend further the Alien

Enemies (Winding Up) Orainance, 1914".

2. I observe that section 5(e) (f)

and (g) of the Ordinance give the

Government very wide powers of dealing

with neutral property, and I assure that

the powers so conferred will not be

used without special reference to me

except for the purposes mentioned in the

Attorney General's report.

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I have, etc.,

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