Despatch No 110 57 1855-
Enclosure No 1m
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Victoria, Hongkong
Of the Councils of Hongkong- 287 July, 1855-
Confidential Minute on the reconstruction
314th July, 1855.
I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your
Letter of the 30th Instant
together with its Inclosure, (herewith
returned) and to state
for the information
of His Excellency The Governor that the proposed reconstruction of the Colonial Councils appears to me most desirable.
The only suggestion I have to make is with reference to Paragraph 7, and here I beg to observe that the 5 unofficial Members being elected every third year,
The Honourable
W. T. Mercer,
Colonial Secretary, Hongkong