Six months has elapsed dating from the receipt

of this despatch

have

Other

If Concan

Zou

the

acted on

instructions

any

despatch

to

you

read

consider yourself authorised

to issue a further proclamation

in order

&

to give Effect

to the

The intentions of the L. If the Treasury.

To the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's

Treasury

20 August 1862.

9th Jany 1863.

My Lords.

Having

the Grace

on the 23th ulto submitted to It is the Duke of Newcastle,

copy of the opinion

of the Law Officers of the Crown that the "Agra and United Service Bank Limited," had the:

to

you at

Hong Kong, the Promissory Notes payable

by

to Bearer on demand, which had been received the government authorities at that place in payment of Crown dues, subject to confirmation by the Home government, I having requested his Grace to direct

on the subject any

denf

to the Bank's London Office

to receive

it be

we has the h

pern

her.

Gran

the 30th ulto

transmitting for the information of the Board of

Directors of the Bank

Copy

of

letter from the

Govt & for to Rogers Burt dated the 13th Dec. 1862,

a copy of

Letter

from Mr Hamilton to Mr Broth dated the 13th Aug 1861, I stating that it-cons this Grace's intentions to give authority to the Government of Hong Kong & to the Governors of other Crown Colonies in conformity with the wishes of your Lordships.

On perusing

the Copy of Mr Feetham's letter, the Board of Directors observed

Lordships to the receipt of the Notes of the Bank at the Colonial Treasury by the Collectors of Colonial dues at Hong Kong, & the Directors being apprehensive

sent out to Hong Kong to revoke the orders previously given

That instructions combl

by

It is

pract

by

Her Majesty's Government at Hong Kong to

the


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Six months has elapsed dating from the receipt

of this despatch

have

Other

If Concan

Zou

the

acted on

instructions

any

despatch

to

you

read

consider yourself authorised

to issue a further proclamation

in order

&

to give Effect

to the

The intentions of the L. If the Treasury.

To the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's

Treasury

20 August 1862.

9th Jany 1863.

My Lords.

Having

the Grace

on the 23th ulto submitted to It is the Duke of Newcastle,

copy of the opinion

of the Law Officers of the Crown that the "Agra and United Service Bank Limited," had the:

to

you at

Hong Kong, the Promissory Notes payable

by

to Bearer on demand, which had been received the government authorities at that place in payment of Crown dues, subject to confirmation by the Home government, I having requested his Grace to direct

on the subject any

to the Bank's London Office

to receive

it be

we have the honour

her.

Grant

the 30th ulto

transmitting for the information of the Board of

Directors of the Bank

Copy

of

letter from the

Govt & for to Rogers Burt dated the 13th Dec. 1862,

a copy of

Letter

from Mr Hamilton to Mr Broth dated the 13th Aug 1861, I stating that it-cons this Grace's intentions to give authority to the Government of Hong Kong & to the Governors of other Crown Colonies in conformity with the wishes of your Lordships.

On perusing

the Copy of Mr Feetham's letter, the Board of Directors observed

Lordships to the receipt of the Notes of the Bank at the Colonial Treasury by the Collectors of Colonial dues at Hong Kong, & the Directors being apprehensive

sent out to Hong Kong to revoke the orders previously given

That instructions combl

by

It is

practiced

by

Her Majesty's Government at Hong Kong to

the


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