DRAFT.
G KONG
Governor
Sir W. Robinson, K.C.M.G.
Hong Kong
2848
200
Downing Street,
April, 1893.
02
MINUTE. 7 April
Mr. Johnson 14
Mr. Lucas 16.
X Mr. Fairfield. 20-
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meade.
Mr. Burton.
20
Marquess of Ripon. 2/
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 12 of the 17th January last forwarding a Memorial from the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council in support of their Protest of the 13th of December and praying that Her Majesty should be advised to refuse her assent to the Appropriation Ordinance (No. 12 of 1892) and that a Commission should be appointed to investigate and report upon the cost of the local administration itself.
2. I have already in my despatch No. 25 of 16th February dealt with the Protest, and in my despatch No. 24 of the 14th February I informed you that Her Majesty would not be advised to disallow the Ordinance and that I was satisfied that no sufficient reason had been shown for reducing the salaries of any of the existing officers of the service.
3. I...