against
British commered. Further
am to point out that there is no provision in the order of the Executive
the 31 october 1893 that exemption to all Mail Steamers
Council of
the
shall ceased upon the termination of
their present respective Mail contract,
inference that the
thus leading to the infere.
privilege is indefinite in duration.
I have re
(82) Fr. Henderson,
Secretary.
Hon : J. H. Stewart Lockhart,
sching Colonial Secretary
Copy
69
Enclosure 2.
Act. Col. Secretary to Chamber of Commere.
N: 56.
Sir,
Colonia Secretary's Office, Hong Kong 7th January, 1895.
In reply to your letter of
the 5th instant I am directed to state
for the information of the Chamber
of Commerce that a
copy of your
letter of the 20th August
was
duly
forwarded to the Secretary of State
and that the reference to
your
letter.
of the 27th idem was made because it was the last received from the Chamber on the subject of the corres pondence
I am also to point out that paragraph 2 of the Aider in Council published in Notification Nr. 395 of
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