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DRAFT.
The Superintendent of the
Ahong Sor 243
"LONDON GAZETTE,”
Mr. Advan
68/96
Entered in Appointment and
Warrant Books........
84
ǹ
Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Sir R. Meade,
(In the room of
Adrian
les
DOWNING STREET,
9 December 1896
Downing Street, December 2, 1896.
THE Queen has been pleased to approve of the
appointment of James Jardine Bell-Irving, Esq.,
to be an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hong Kong.
The Queen has been pleased to give ... sanction to
the appointment of
-approve James Jardine
Bell - Irving, Esquire, Unofficial
Mr. Keswick, to be an
resigned.
son
90
M. Lucas
CPL
Member of the
Legislation Council
of the Colony of Hong Kong
I presume this is the right man.
on Warrant of 8 Sep 1896
Bec Lee Inmates.
appointing M. JJ Bell-Irving to be
a member of the
Executive Council.
His brother "John "who was appointed
to the Leg: Council in 1888 does not appear from the CO List to be in it now. \It is in Scotland M16 2/12
Jod DD/96
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