CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9] — Page 352

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unanimous

ffosition of the Unofficial

•mambers. He is

He is going beyond what has been done in the U.K. and in

other Eastern Cols, and is doing purports to settle in advance a

what

highly

debatrable

0.

way

deal

question in likely to cause a great

which is likely to

of excitement and resentiment.

It will always be possibit to pass further legislation when peace comes continuing the obligation of military service if that policy is generally ido! ted in the Empire or in parts of it similar to Hongkong - and by that

people will have got word to military triming and the offosition may be

Aina

less Keen.

I would tel. to the Gov. that in the unanimous offocition of the Unofficials and of the fact that compulsory servic ́s in peace trime is a question which must be very carefully considered nereafter in relation to the Empire generally and should not now be brejudged in the case of a particular colony

the S. of S considers that legislation imposing compulsory

Servic←

should be limited to duration of war and a pariod of six months. thereafter

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<'agree.

peace

after

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Thank you.

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22.8.17

L.G.

As. M. 22.8.

This was brought to me at 12.45pm on *2324 Aug. by P. Stay J.

33.A.7. 23/5/7

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