CO129-003 - Foreign Office - 1843 — Page 49

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by death, resignation or any other cause, the administration of Fort of the Island would devolve until such time as Her Majesty should be pleased to make a new appointment, & could also undertake the office of Chief Superintendent, and exercise the duties thereof in the same manner and with the same Powers as any person upon whom the office is permanently conferred.

In order to provide for any inconvenience which might result from a person so acting, as Chief Superintendent, not holding a Commission from the Crown, Her Majesty has been pleased to pass a dormant Commission addressed generally to the officer administering the Fort of Hong Kong for the time being, which I accordingly transmit to you to be retained in the Archives of the Superintendency until wanted, and to be returned.

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47 by death, resignation or any other cause, the administration of Fort of the Island would devolve until such time as Her Majesty should be pleased to make a new appointment, & could also undertake the office of Chief Superintendent, and exercise the duties thereof in the same manner and with the same Powers as any person upon whom the office is permanently conferred. In order to provide for any inconvenience which might result from a person so acting, as Chief Superintendent, not holding a Commission from the Crown, Her Majesty has been pleased to pass a dormant Commission addressed generally to the officer administering the Fort of Hong Kong for the time being, which I accordingly transmit to you to be retained in the Archives of the Superintendency until wanted, and to be returned.
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47 by death, resignation de any other the cause, the adamastration of fort of the deland would devolve until such time as the majesty should be pleased to make a new appointment, & could also Indertake the office of Chief luferintendent, and exercise the duties duties there of in the Lance manner and with the dame Powers as any person would do whom the offere La upon is permanently conferred. Inorder to provide for any inconvenience which might result frome a person so acting, as thief Superintendent, not holding a Commpion from the Crown, Her Majesty has been pleased to past a dormant Commision addused generally to the officer adumaisting the foot of Hong Kong for being, which Jaccordingly transmit to you the tian to be retained in the brchives of the buferintendency until wanted, and to be returned. to
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by death, resignation

de

any other

the

cause, the adamastration of fort of the deland would devolve until such time as the majesty should be pleased to make a new appointment, & could also Indertake the office of Chief luferintendent, and exercise

the duties duties there of in the

Lance manner and with the

dame

Powers

as

any person

would do

whom the

offere

La

upon

is permanently conferred.

Inorder to provide for any inconvenience which might result

frome a person so acting, as thief Superintendent, not holding a Commpion from the Crown, Her Majesty has been pleased to past a dormant Commision addused generally to the officer adumaisting the foot of Hong Kong for being, which Jaccordingly transmit

to you

the tian

to be retained in the

brchives of the buferintendency

until wanted, and to be returned.

to

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