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instead of

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the Government. Am

Irdinance has been presed by

Leg is

tue

islative Council granting Savings' Banks certain facilities. I shall be

the

glad

to receive an explanation of reasons of the reported legislation (if

the statement is correct) and of the the Ordinance."

details of

2. I would observe with great

- respect that there has been no delay

or negligence on my part in this quatter. The date

is the 20th

5 May

the newspaper lited

ult and

Lordship will find

Ow Cu

Your

enquiry

theat....

twelve days before that date, I'enclosed Copier of the Ordenance in question (410 of 1804) together with the usual

Explanatory

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toplanatory report upon it by the

Attorney General, in my despatch No.164

f

the 8th quay ult. From

a

ruinute

-laid before due by the Acting Colonial Secretary (No Stewart), it appears that my despatches mumbered 189 to 171 left Hong kong by the Mail Steamer "Av-a" ow

tha

15

the May ult., and arrived in London ow the 23th June,

the despatch No.164, transmitting the Savings Bank Ordinance, being

a

at the number.

-monget

"" . I take this opportunity of

forwarding

some observations on the

above inentioned Ordinance (210, 10.07 1884)

by

the Colonial Treasurer (No Sister),

which may be regarded as seepplesatatanty

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