precession to the Government out of the hands of the Colonial Secretary by advising HM to issue a Lieutenant Governor's Commission for ... in favour of any other person Lord Carnarvon ... and he had to follow the practice, which in ... not restricted to ... Hong Kong had ... with ... two ... one a ... has exceptions to become the general rule.
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Mr. Bramston. Mr. Malcolm. Mr. Meade Mr. Herbert Mr. Lowther.
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... of the Colonial ... N.T. ... And Service, Confidential ... to take this opportunity of pointing out that Sir F. Colborne is mistaken ... in referring ... that in the Shai Settlements the Senior Military Officer ... succeeds to the ... government ... absolved of the Sovereign's ... The succession there ... devolves (1) ... on ... the ...
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