THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 24, 1919.' 51
No. 2.
[L.S.]
CLAUD SEVERN,
Officer Administering the Government.
By His Excellency CLAUD SEVERN, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Officer Administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies:
Whereas by the second section of the Commissioners Powers Ordinance, 1886, it is enacted that the Governor in Council shall have power to nominate and appoint Com- missioners under the public seal for the purpose of instituting, making, and conducting any enquiry that may be deemed advisable and for reporting thereon:
And Whereas the Officer Administering the Government in Council has deemed it. advisable that an enquiry should be instituted, made, and conducted regarding the emoluments of the Public Service of the Colony :-
Now I, CLAUD SEVERN, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Officer Administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby appoint you :-
Mr. CHARLES MONTAGUE EDE
The Honourable Mr. DAVID LANDALE
The Honourable Mr. CHARLES MEILVAINE MESSER, O.B.E.
His Honour Sir WILLIAM REES DAVIES, Kt., K.C.
The Honourable Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN
to be Commissioners for the purpose of instituting, making, and conducting such enquiry:
And I do also appoint you, the said Sir WILLAM REES DAVIES to be Chairman of the said Commissioners :
And I do also appoint Mr. JAMES ARTHUR EDWARD BULLOCK, Chief Clerk, Colonial Secretary's Office, to be Secretary to the said Commissioners:
And I do also order and direct that for all or any of the purposes of the said enquiry four Commissioners inclusive of the Chairman shall be and constitute a quorum:
And I do further, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, order and direct that the said Commissioners shall have all the powers, rights, and privileges set out in the third section of the said.Ordinance :
And I do further require you, the said Commissioners, to report to me your findings and your recommendations in the matter of the said enquiry before the 20th day of March, 1919.
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria, Hongkong, this 24th day of January, 1919.
By Command,
A. G. M. FLETCHER, Colonial Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE KING.