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Governor
Sir F. H. May,
K.O.M.G.
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Gov.
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Hong Kong.
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long Kong. Confidential
Indexed
28 February,
1917.
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Mr. Wilkinson 22/2/17. Mr. Collin's 24 Mr. Starrin 25,
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Mr. Grindle.
Mr. Lambert.
Mr. Read,
Sir G. Fiddes.
Mr. Steel-Maitland.
Mr. Long.
2 drafts.
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Sir,
I have the honour to acknow-
ledge the receipt of your Confidential
Last
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despatch of the 31st of October respects
ing the ssue of revised Letters
Patent and Royal Instructions for the
Colony of Hong Kong, and to refer you
to my despatch 'Miscellaneous' of even
date transmitting to you the documents
in question.
2.
With regard to the fourth para-
graph of your despatch, I concur in the continuance of the arrangement
agreed to in Mr. Harcourt's despatch
No. 60 of the 8th of March, 1912,
under which the Governor may make
appointments