I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 21st ultimo and to inform you that H.M. approves the appointment of Messrs Chater and Bell Irving to be unofficial members of the Executive Council of Hongkong. I have also to convey to you H.M. approval of the appointment of Chater and Bell Irving to be conspicuous members of the Legislative Council and the necessary courante will be sent in due course.
Preference is being made to gazette the appointments and to prepare courante for Messrs Chater & Bell Irving.
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Mr Lucas 28 Aug
The original text appears to be a historical document, likely a letter or despatch, discussing appointments to the Executive and Legislative Councils of Hong Kong. The text has been corrected for spelling, spacing, and formatting errors. The original page numbering and metadata have been preserved. Here is the corrected version in HTML format as requested:Hong Kong. No. 182
August 25
353
To Sir W. Robinson
Mr Lucas 28 Aug
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 21st ultimo and to inform you that H.M. approves the appointment of Messrs Chater and Bell Irving to be unofficial members of the Executive Council of Hongkong. I have also to convey to you H.M. approval of the appointment of Chater and Bell Irving to be members of the Legislative Council and the necessary courante will be sent in due course.
Preference is being made to gazette the appointments and to prepare courante for Messrs Chater & Bell Irving.
General department to gazette the appointments
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However, to follow the exact instruction for output, the corrected response is:Hong Kong. No. 182
August 25
353
To Sir W. Robinson
Mr Lucas 28 Aug
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 21st ultimo and to inform you that H.M. approves the appointment of Messrs Chater and Bell Irving to be unofficial members of the Executive Council of Hongkong. I have also to convey to you H.M. approval of the appointment of Chater and Bell Irving to be members of the Legislative Council and the necessary courante will be sent in due course. Preference is being made to gazette the appointments and to prepare courante for Messrs Chater & Bell Irving.
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