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which would obviously be made in that new Colony. Kortly after my arrival then namely

the 26th of August I was appointed by bir tenny Pottinger Legal Adviser to foremment and Clock of the Legislative Council which offices I held until the 21th of June 1944. During that time fourteen Ordinances

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of b. me and afferred it and pressed into Law of the Legislative Council, those In the Colony a casual Glance will chable your Lordshipe

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not have been delayed without gust mischief and inconvenience those for Her Majestyjo fubjects in Chiria wen

The live in precedentest and presented propertionable difficulter in their puparation. During the above time the whole Civil and Criminal Judicative of the Colony

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and of the majesty's subjects in China. which now corts upconds of £6000 hom

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your gentlemen to investigate the chens of persons holding lands in Hongkong under grants form Captains Ethott and Not fohuston the report of which Committe was appered and adopted by fix thenny Poftingen The preparation of the Crown Leases under which all the Cands how held in thoughing also, devolved upon me. Us Clerk of the registative Council I attended its sitting, and recorded its procedings

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