with a Warrant under
the Royal Sign Manual, appointing Major General Staveley to a seat
in the Executive
Council with place next to
and above the
other Members of that Body
November 1849
Return of Members, composing the Executive Council of Hong Kong.
Date of Appointment. Whether holding any other Civil or Military Office.
Honorable Major General William Staveley, C.B. 24th January 1848. Lieutenant Governor and Commanding Her Majesty's Troops in China. Honorable Major William Caine. 11th January, 1844. 24th November 1845. Colonial Secretary and Auditor General. Major attached. Honorable Alexander Robert Johnston, Esquire, St Johnester, 29th June 1846. 24th August 1846. Secretary to Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China.Victoria,
30th ... June, 1849.
Clerk of the Executive Council.