The largest groups of petitioners - some 36.6 per cent - were born between 1910 and 1930.
In one the documentation ends before a final decision is made, though it should be said that circumstances did not look favourable for the petitioners.
The editor supplies biographical notes concerning many of the petitioners.
The reader might wonder about the role of political bias in attending to these petitioners.
Need was shown through the degree of hardship experienced, as well as the number of petitioners involved.
The government did its best to close down this constitutional loophole, telling petitioners that any necessary action would be taken by ministers.
The petitioners were particularly aggrieved by the finial that their minister had commissioned for the cover of the font and by its theological implications.
Apparently, the petitioners found it unbelievable the delegate would simply fail to respond to their petition.
