Lourous that the Letters Patent
were drawn up on
the
model afforded by the
the case of New
Zealand, which provided
for the erection (N.2. & its dependencies into a separate colony within antin specified degrees f longitude and paralelo Wititude.
3. I am recordingly individ
to hosume that the fact that mly the island of Hong Kong has been ceded
other late Rajurty by
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was onlooked, & that the
phraseology suitable to the
cres 1 N. Zealand was
appled in thout sufficient
modification to the new
Colony & tong Kong.
4. The matter housses is
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not
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guest importance since the lens the Turkey. must necessanty
he
decerisk, the Letters Patent being manlyon
I the motruments for the goo! I the tentory aded by the Traty. 5 I may add that the
ratification the Tucky