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alive to the need for haste in whatever
they do, and I personally have no
objection to a Commission, if they will
only be quick about it. Our case
is so good that we court inquiry.
This also is Lord Milner's view.
One horrible scare I got lately.
There was a rumour that after the
grant of responsible government
the Govt. here intended to "reserve"
the labour question for special
supervision. This course would land
them in such awful difficulties
that I cannot believe it possible.

My frame of mind just now