that I have given
have given instructions
to have the preliminary steps taken by the Acting Registrar
General for securing, in April
18811
a
Census
of
the Colony of
Hong Kong, in uniformity with
the decennial unsus to be taken at the same time in Great Britain
and Ireland.
2.
I have requested Mr Jonnochy (who took the last
Hong Kon; census, 1876) and Dr
trong
hitel, the Acting Chinese Secretary, to confer with
Mr Gerrard
on
this important
work.
I have the honor to be
My Lord,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
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