24.
Source, and of the Interests of
of this Colony,
Me all know that when gentlemen
pertaining thereto are in
the habit of meeting
of Consulting at the same Council,
table, they usually manage little or
15 differ materially.
adjust their differences in a friendly spirit. If I do not adduce further evidence in support
of the above argument, it is merely because
it is so obvious as
scarcely to require
proof.
I am confident that Your Lordship will agree with me that the
General Commanding should be restored
to his proper position in the Legislative
Council.
(b.) of all Hong Kong.
(b.) of the four (so-called) Unofficial
Members of the Legislature two, viz. the Registrar General, (Mr. Stewart,) and the
Survey General (Mr. Price) are really paid Officials of the Government. The Attorney-General (whose opinion I enclose)
has pointed out that, in the existing terms of the Queen's Instructions, it is imperative
that Mr. Stewart should be counted as
an
Unofficial Member. I am confident, that this anomaly was not brought to Your Lordship's notice when the Registrar-General was recently added to the
Legislative Council. For it need scarcely
be