nine tenths of the population
cutny
will be excluded from
not franchise, rest only
the
that
other Europeans, and Americans
will be excluded as well as
and
Chinese that
aming
Who are not British Or Brish desitge
category
those Britisk residente
British and Irish, who it is premmedd
be a littled to
alone will vote, the civil
element will be swamped
Somp
DRAFT.
A considuoble propatia MINUTE.
J
Moreover which consists
nullter & cool element government officials,
by the soldiers and saitors.
Одн
It
may
be said that
the naval and military forces should be debarred
from voting they a
on
the ground
thank they are not resident
Same
in the colony, but the dejection though fisitz in would apply align to the Civil population. Incleed
Over and above
also
any
other
arguments which can be
bepudegree,
Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meade,
Mr. Buxton.
Marquess of Ripon.
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lurged against representative Government in Hongkong.
appear to me that the Fransient character
7
the
Comertonit population is by
as
nou
it
itself at almost in Serperable
obstacle
:11. The second claim is
more or less the complement or rather the extension the Petitioners
of the first. not only
arth 201
ask
that there
Shall be elected representation
In the Council. but that
be a majority
there shall be
of such representatives,
other words that, the
A
posed at any
rate as
Regards legistation, the power shall be vested in
a very
Small Section
in