No conscription without a referendum – letter from Governor-General Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson

A letter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies - page 1.

A letter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies - page 2.

A letter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies - page 3.

A letter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies - page 4.

A letter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies - page 5.

This letter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies explains that the number of people enlisting is less than one-third of the reinforcements required for September 1916.

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