NE 361.
Sir,
32
17035/1267
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Victoria, Hong Kong,
21st May, 1886.
Your letter of yesterday has been this day placed before the
Executive Council, to whom it
still appears that the act
you
committed is open to the charge
of illegality
With reference to your request
for an investigation before the
Executive Council, inasmuch as
a satisfactory enquiry could only be conducted by evidence
on oath, and the Council has not the power to administer such,
the Executive Council does not
consider itself a proper Tribunal for the further investigation of the charge against you.
W. H. Mitchell, Esq.
Here is the revised response in HTML format as requested:NE 361.
Sir,
32
17035/1267
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Victoria, Hong Kong,
21st May, 1886.
Your letter of yesterday has been this day placed before the Executive Council, to whom it still appears that the act you committed is open to the charge of illegality.
With reference to your request for an investigation before the Executive Council, inasmuch as a satisfactory enquiry could only be conducted by evidence on oath, and the Council has not the power to administer such, the Executive Council does not consider itself a proper Tribunal for the further investigation of the charge against you.
W. H. Mitchell, Esq.