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K. O. Roberts-Wray, Esq.
28th May, 1938.
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next edition with a clean edition to work from in preparations
which can be started soon after the new edition appears.
But
it would be very difficult for practitioners to follow refer-
ences if we adopted the grouping system now, leaving them to
cor fiffiom
look up twelve years of amendments.
Alabaster is at home now, as you know, and
I hope it will be possible for him to discuss this matter with
you if you have an opportunity of seeing him.
I should add that I have in mind the com-
pilation of a subject index to the edition which might either
facilitate a new grouping arrangement or to some extent take
the place of it in this edition.
I have not yet received the copies of the
enclosures to the Ceylon despatch which are promised in your
letter but I should like to see them and when they arrive I
will return them by ordinary mail.
K. O. Roberts-Wray, Esq.,
Colonial office,
Yours sincerely,
Jocturn
Downing Street,
London, S.W.1.
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Mr. Gent.
Sir H. Moore.
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Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
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Secretary of State.
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C.G.ALABASTER, ESQ.,0.B.E.,K.C.
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s.o. for Mr.Roberts-Wray's signature.
Downing Street,
Dear Alabaster,
February, 1970,
2 MAR 1938
When Hong Kong Ordinance 27
of 1927 was being examined, attention
was drawn to the fact that you
propose to have the old chronological
arrangement for your new Revised
Edition (similar to that adopted for
the 1923 Edition) instead of the
up-to-date chapter form. To show you
the official view on this subject, I
(Copy of 2 on 55790/26 Ceylon).
cannot do better than send you the
enclosed copy of a despatch which was
sent to Ceylon in 1936. I see from
FURTHER ACTION.
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referred to Zwill mn Robfect-way's complements.
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instructions
your objects and reasons on Ordinance
15 of 1937 that printing has been
delayed, so I hope it is not too late
for us to suggest that th question
should be reconsidered.
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