My Lord,
Mr. Stuart, the Manager of the Hongkong Branch of the Oriental Bank, having applied to me to lay before the Legislative Council of this colony a Draft Ordinance enabling the China Branch of that Bank to sue and be sued under a corporate style,
I accordingly brought that Draft under the consideration of the Council, on which occasion that Body declared themselves of opinion, with one concurrence, that if such a measure were to be adopted, it would be desirable that it should emanate from the Home Authorities, and for the following reasons; namely:
The Right Honorable,
The Earl Grey,
&c,
&c.
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1850
Victoria, Hongkong,
26th September, 1850.
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