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Officer Commanding at Hong Kong
was
had been instructed to ascertain whether the local Government was willing to bear the expense of firing morning and evening Guns, and
the
in the event of its declining to do
so to
give
instructions for the custom
to be discontinued.
In reply I have the honor
to acquaint Your Lordship that
the Members of both the Executive and Legislative Council were of opinion that the want of
accuracy in the time of firing of
the Gun renders it on
such
account undesirable, I have therefore notified to the Major General Commanding
that this government does not feel
justified in taking on itself any expense of the kind suggested.
I have the honor to be, My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble servant;
MacDonnell Governor.
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