sought to be followed; for

our hard I must say

his Lordships.

my

J

True with

I am not aware that there is any question of fact, as the former

with

Exaction (e.g., Bis per zeit fu

raid to the construction zitten

Br

de from of the Legislative Council by introducing Elective members has, I think, been rejected?

Mrr Merivale

Have you

Bowring's first

considered

reason

a for

Li

calling it let. Due to the Council

Y

If it were

possible to arrange

Temporary

that in the absence

7

the

Senior officer the officer succeeding to the Command should have the seat in

a.

Military Garrison, I should incline to their union; formed The Colony but—as ∞ was

Commercial

the necessity for

decidedly is,

The Junior

Military Officer being

respective Council.

Dr Ball

I think Lord

Panmure's

wish in this

respect

5AR.

King Where solely

for

the Council during much

absence it might be

convenient, but to

give two seats to the

Military

seems to me

inconvenient-

I don't know how far my suggestion is practicable M8N.

4

of

to Smith

Can the acting Commander

the forces sit in the Council under

existing

Instructions, or would a

supplementary instruction be required?

Mr Merivale.

No public officer. Commands of Hong Kong by

Office.

Bm NA

it in the

Hong Kong by virtue of

the

The text and the intention of

Instructions were that the Legislative Council should consist

there persons cord.

to be constituted

by the Governor in addition to the General

very King

That does

to have been.

will understood either in Hong

prove.

Any alteration in the Constitution

the Committee

can solely be made by

additional Royal Instruction

Mr Dall

BS 12 Nov

I am much disposed myself

to think that it was a desirable

to found on Lord Panmure's views,

by

Mr Merivale

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