of May 1849
under
act of
Parliament passed in the
authority of
an
Session of the 10th
and y'k
17
years of Our Reign entitled:
"An Act for the
better
Government of Her Majesty's
" Subjects in China" We
were pleased to Order and
Direct that
all persons
in Holy Orders of the
United Church of England
and Ireland being within
The Dominions of the
Emperor of China
on any ship
at a distance
of not more
than 100 Miles from the
Coast of China should be
subject to the Authority
and Jurisdiction of the
See of Victoria and the
Bishop thereof
in the same
manner
as if they
were Resident in the Island of Hong Kong.
And whereas by Our
Letters Patent under the
Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland bearing date
the 18th day of May
in the year of Our
Lord 1849 We did Declare
That
the