DRAFT
HONG KONG
No. 120
Sir H. Blake.
Sir,
Gov. 5524/00
Hong Kong
Downing Street,
Imp. May 4
April, 1900.
137
MINUTE
Mr Macnaghten 10/4
Mr Johnson.
Mr Ducas 13/4
Sir R.Herbert
Mr Chamberlain
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apy to AC Staili Mt. 196. 4 May
I have the honour to inform you that Her Majesty will not be advised to exercise Her powers of disallowance in respect of Ordinance No. 40 of 1899 of the Legislature of Hong Kong entitled "An Ordinance to provide for the summoning of Chinese before the Registrar General", a transcript of which accompanied your despatch No. 23 of the 19th of January last.
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I have also to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 24 of the 19th January enclosing a protest against the Ordinance from Mr T.H. Whitehead, an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council, and I request that you will be good enough to cause