Nelson Cotton Mill
Sir,—The belief of the Government that the Nelson cotton mill agreement is binding upon it may be a rather facile assumption. Although the Government may be bound by commercial contracts, it is now decided that it cannot restrict the future exercise of its discretion in matters concerning the welfare of the country. The rule that, in the absence of statutory provision to the contrary, servants of the Crown may be dismissed at pleasure is but one example. The agreement, which purports to fetter the future executive action of the Government, is more than a mere commercial contract and should be repudiated. The growing fear that the Government idoes not really wish to end this agreement would thus be allayed.—Yours, etc, QUAESTAR. October 29, 1961.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29657, 30 October 1961, Page 3
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