28th December, 18hlt.
Victorias, Hongkong,
Received
Governor
1 despatch,
N77
Lot Stanley
Transmitting copy of
Ordinance
"Island of Hongkong"
"surrounding waters of the
" regulation of the Harbour and " An Ordinance _ for the ... better
No19, for forwarding, entitled_,
771 Khone No 103
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For Davis
Davis Lin
attended by Wm
Mi
S
Talegaon 21
$21
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23 May 45
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch
the 28 Dec: last No77,
an Ordinance Entitling
himself and I. dhamil of Hongkong
the better regulation of The Harbour and adjacent Waters.
for
The object of their Ordinance is to confer on the Govemen Executive Council of Hongkong the power of making such regulations for the Harbour and adjacent Water, as Wother may from time to time,
deem necessary
and to attribute to such regulations, the force & effect of law.
in the words this is a
delegation of the Regulation of its own proper functions to the Executive power.