Honghing

No.

Noo. 11134

(Subject.)

DOMESTIC.

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0.

11

الالى هي

1

Office or Individual.

House

Date.

1870 23 July

Last previous Paper.

7.08

Gov.

Aug Conson No 34. 11

Gov.

2751

12875.

(6rma. 480-K&S 9050)

Mr. Gregory,--To ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether he is aware that a Native has been appointed a Member of the Council and Magistrate at Hong Kong, and that in the latter especially he exercises jurisdiction over Europeans as well as Natives.

for thursday 29th feb.

Mr. GRANT DUFF Yes, Sir. A native was appointed member of Council, under the orders of the late Secretary of State, as a temporary arrangement. We have no reason thus far to think that the experiment has been otherwise than successful. We have not heard officially that he is acting as police magistrate, but it is intended to ask the Governor for an explanation on that subject.

Her Voden

Rewitt Jun 24

Mrtuous

and

Please arrange the papers about appointment (temporary) of Chinese Member Council

Mr Herbert

Mr.

24/7

Mark the material for

answer

to ther Sagory

will be found

in Ser M. Hicks Beach's despatch

20 April (5)

of

3452

The Governor

appointed ihr Ng Chay

a

member

of Council provisionally but this

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