for.
a revised edition
of
the
Ordinances of Hong Kong. Very little.
progress
is was made with this
work for a long time, owing to the Secretary being unable to
give
much time to the subject. Last year the Secretary resigned,
and Mr Leach, Barrister-at-law.
ted in his place,
was appointed in his
. The recommendation of the
1886.
13
that the Commission has preceded. vigorously with the important.__. work which has been entrusted
te it.
The Seven Draft
Bills referred to in the
Enclosure of annexed Order of the day of -
the Legislative Council,
on
13th Jany. 18
Commission, by Major-General
Cameron, C.B., who was then
administering the Government. Since then I am able to report
that
and
- prepared by the Commission,
have been read a
first and
second time and stand over
for consideration in Committee at the next meeting
of Council.
An
informer.