I have the honor to report on the establishment of the office, and as the Expense is small, and the probable benefit to the service considerable, he will not fail once more to bring the subject to the notice of the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
I have … (signed)
W. J. Mercer, Colonial Secretary
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Arthur B. belousal Secretary
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Sir,
Attorney General's Office,
Hong Kong, 24 May 1856.
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With reference to my recent communication on the subject of a Crown Solicitor, I have the honor to report to His Excellency that my apprehensions as to the non-attendance of the Crown witnesses this day in the Cases of the Teu Pirates (Kwok-you-bee and others) have been unhappily verified; and that they were accordingly discharged on Proclamation.
I have …
(Signed) Chisholm Anstey
The Honble W. J. Mercer, Colonial Secretary
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