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As will be seen from the 13 pages of minutes on this file, and the 44 of the record of the meeting at No. 36, the petition sent home by the Governor with his Despatch at No. 19 has had very exhaustive examination in the Colonial Office including the meeting (recorded at 36) with representatives of a firm of Solicitors in London, and a K.C. briefed by them, on behalf of the petitioners, The conclusion from this exhaustive examination is that no sufficient grounds have been shown for the Secretary of State to intervene.
The subject matter is sufficiently described in the Despatch at No. 19 and I need not recapitulate it.
? now reply to No. 19 to the effect that
(a) H.M. will not be advised to exercise
his powers of disallowance;
(b) But that it is desirable that an early
opportunity should be taken to amend Section 7(a) of the Ordinance for the reason indicated in para. 2 of Mr. de Comarmond's minute of the 4th April; and
(c) that the petitioners should be informed
that, after the most careful consideration of their representations, supplemented by a discussion with representatives in London and of Counsel, the Secretary of State sees no sufficient reason for him to intervene.
And ? write also to the Solicitors as at (c) above.
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essentially a matter of
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