Hongkong, 31st April, 1881.
Governor
Sir John Pope Hennessy
to
The Right Honourable
The Earl of Kimberley
Transmitting a letter from Mr Keswick declining to abolish race distinction in rules of admission to City Hall Museum
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City Hall,
Hongkong March 31st 1881.
To the Right Honourable
The Earl of Kimberley
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies
My Lord,
A copy of your despatch No. ... dated the 22nd December 1880, and addressed to His Excellency the Governor of this Colony, was forwarded to me on the ... February last, in accordance with your request.
I have to say that the committee have carefully considered the question as to whether the expressions that have fallen from your Lordship's despatch ought to ...