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22.

Appellant was entitled to a trial by try and that the

Ordinance was ultra vires. On the 9th November another firm

of solicitors were retained for the Appellant and wrote to

the Colonial Secretary repeating the contention that the

Deportation Ordinance was invalid and asking for an assurance

that the Appellmt would not be deported until he had an

opportunity of raising this contention before the Ocurts.

23.

The Colonial Secretary by letter of the 22nd November

gave the assurance requested. A copy of the warrant was

further furnished by the Colonial Secretary and the Solicitor

for the Appellant were informed that a copy of the charges

against the Appellant could be supplied to the Appellant

on application to the Respondent Mr. Hallifax, the Colonial

Secretary deolined to supply the copies of the other docu-

A copy of the charges against the

Appellant and of his statement were subsequently supplied

menta asked for

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by the Respondent Mr. Hallifax.

On the 14th December 1917 the Appellamb's Solicitors

wrote to the Colonial Secretary asking that:-

(1) Copies of any documents used or to be used against

The Appellant might be supplied to them, and that he might

be given inspection of the originals in compy with the

Solicitor and experts.