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no doubt
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Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meade.
Mr. Buxton.
Marquess of Ripon.
a municipality would not
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meet the aspirations of the petitioners and that they may place a wider construction upon the terme "local expenditure
and local affairs" than I
have placed upon them
14. One
of the difficulties
with which I am met in
dealing with this petition the fact
Mises from
employed
the words wired require
that
to be more accurately defined
before it is possible to their meaning
and the
intention with which
are used can
be fully
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lies to the
especially applies
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There is no doubt in these contentions, in that Hong Kong's municipal institutions, which are to be found in Ceylon and the Straits Settlements, do not exist in Hong Kong, but the difference at Hong Kong must be to draw a line between matters which might be entrusted to a municipal Council and those which must be reserved for the Colonial government. In saying this I am aware that possibly, as even probably, a municipality would not meet the aspirations of the petitioners and that they may place a wider construction upon the term "local expenditure and local affairs" than I have placed upon them.
Mr. Fairfield. Mr. Wingfield. Mr. Bramston. Mr. Meade. Mr. Buxton. Marquess of Ripon.
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14. One of the difficulties with which I am met in dealing with this petition is the fact that the words used require to be more accurately defined before it is possible to fully grasp their meaning and the intention with which they are used. This criticism especially applies...