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Of Office as Acting Chief Justice of the Colony, in pursuance of Your Lordship's instructions previously received?
A Notification of Mr. Pauncefote's appointment, of which I enclose a copy, appeared in the Government Gazette of the 12th Instant.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient
humble servant,
Likennedy
Governor.
No 106 of 19 July 1872
No. 193.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified that, in pursuance of Instructions from the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, His Excellency the Governor has appointed the Honorable JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE to be Acting Chief Justice of the Colony of Hongkong.
The Honorable JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE has been this day sworn into Office accordingly.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th October, 1872.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.