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of education.
"This concession will not altogether
The special
satisfy public opinion in Dominica.
position of Dominica has, however, already been
recognised by allowing the Administrator the privilege
of corresponding direct with the Secretary of State,
and I do not see what further political change can be
made short of depriving Dominica of the advantages
which, in my opinion, it does obtain under federation".
If it becomes necessary to deal with the
1922 Report in the course of the debate, it is
suggested that the general line should be that the test
of time has shown that the desire of the people of
Dominica for separation remains as strong, or stronger,
than it was at the time of Lord Halifax's visit; that
in consequence the Governor has been compelled to give
very careful consideration of the whole matter and has
recommended that the best solution, a solution which it
is believed is equally supported both in the Windwards
and in the Leewards, is that Dominica, when once it has
been taken out of the Leewards Federation, should be
administered by the Governor of the Windwards as an
integral part of that group of Islands.
This solution
differs therefore from the simple defederalisation of
Dom mica.
the Leaweru valards to which Lord Halifax, for the
reasons which he has stated, was opposed. The
administration of Dominica as a part of the Windwards
group will go some way to meet the objection that by
defederalisation Dominica is losing the advantages of
more efficient Federal services. For the facts are,
though naturally no reference is made to this in the
Bill, that the Governor has in mind proposals for certain
combined
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