CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 238

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ASSUTENOJ Of Bir B.Alston that it is not monopolistio. Met from a dianussion which we have just had with kr. kaN,Leefe, of Kossza. Jardine, I am not quite sure on this point. Apparently the Company have (if the agreement is ratified) the right de prgansch over the sigle „rovince, with a view to the demarcation of specified areas for artuah sining later if they find coal. I think we may perhaps have to deal moze fully with this later, but there is something in the argument Fr.Leefe used tist withent some ininsement the Company would not be expected to take this thẳng up at all and sink their money in it.

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