Enclosure A
The Acting Colonial Secretary
The Market Register
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chores (see Extract from Register attached) that Chi Kam fong was registered as a partner of So Yik-him, the original licensee, on the 30th October 1876, and that a duplicate license was then issued. It has been the practice to add the names of partners, when admitted as such, to the license.
The original license was issued to So Yik-him alone in 1869. In 1874 a fresh license was issued to So Yik him and in the Register there is the following note in Mr. Smith's handwriting, dated the 5th January 1874. "Fresh license issued, and So Yik-him informed that on his leaving the business, the license will, after notice of one month, be recalled." This was written when Hong Ki was admitted as partner, which shows, I submit, that it was not the intention of the Government to allow partners...