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3.

I have the following comments on those

clauses in the Bill which are enumerated

below:

NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN

Clause 3 (a)

new definition of

I believe that in the sub-sub

clause interpreting "employee"

where they appear in the first and third lines)

ん

the words "worked under",may be

The ex

a mis print for "works under cf. ating definition

which is to be deleted).

workman

Clause 4 (b)

-Saving Dorporate

As you indieated in your temporary.

protection to these groupings

workers to which it applies.

Clause 12

I must qustion whether it is

wisel to exclude from trade union

Affores reful

коров

office so wide a categry (potentially)

must be

as, those convicted at any time

of any crime punishable with

2 years or more im risonment.

I accept the force of the arguments

you use in paragrah 4 of your

saving depatch, but I am inclined

to think that the same arguments

you use against excluding persons

convicted of crimes in connection

aloc

with disturbances apply against

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the exclusion of So wide a catagry

of convicted persons. You may wish to consider whether it would NOT

The

be preferable to apply sort

of prohibition customaryelsewhere,

which imposes a time limit, say

of 5 years, on convictions taken into