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"War Office 16 the May 1875
by the Secretary
um directed by the
the Secretary of State for War to acknowledge
receipt of your
letter
of the 24th April, explaining,
the Circumstances under which the administration
of the Government of Hong Kong devolved in the absence of the Governor on the Colonial Secretary and on the Officer General Commanding the troops.
Mr. Hardy fears
that in the
event of similar cases occurring in Colonies where the Colonial Secretary takes the place of the Governor in the latter's absence, the General Officer Commanding, who is the Senior Member of the Executive Council and ranks next after the Governor
will naturally
be placed, in the absence of the Governor, in a
subordinate position to a junior Colonial Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.