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be rather worse in some respects

than that of an alien, since they

are not dealt with under the

provisions of section 4 of

Ordinance No.25 of 1917 unless in

your opinion they have been guilty

of an offence specified in sub-

section 14 of that section. Their

case is therefore prejudged from

the start, and the enquiry which

is provided for in the earlier

part of section 4 cannot in their

case serve a very useful purpose.

3. In my telegram under ref-

erence, I stated that the question

of the amendment of the Ordinance

must be reconsidered. I request,

therefore

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therefore, that you will put

forward proposals for amending the

Ordinance in such a way that while

you are left in possession of

powers absolutely necessary for

safeguarding the Colony, the

principles of judicial procedure

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may be preserved as far as possible,

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Davis.

Sir G. Grindle.

Sir H. Read.

Sir J. Masterton Smith.

Mr. Ormsby-Gore.

Duke of Devonshire.

and the defect referred to in the

second paragraph of this despatch

may be remedied,

4. I would suggest that

you should consider an entirely

new Ordinance divided into two

parts; the one dealing with aliens

and the other with British Subjects.

In the case of British

Subjects