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And Actuary, it affeared to me deserable to avertain whether under the Order in

Council of the 1st of May 1849 subjecting to the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Victoria, Hayhong, all peoraes in Rolyaces of the United Church of England and Ireland, being within the Dominions of the Embers of China, or under the ducer's letters Patent of the 11th of the same sunither constituting the See of Victoria, Hughing, and affording the present Bushion to be Bishich thereof. the Beslish

authorized to make such

chu

was

affomitement of Repetion and Actuary

at Shanghai in the drummins of the Ensen

of China

as

Enfers.

that which he had expered

ufen dut. Hobson. Sevas afprehensive that supposing the Bestick

was not authorised

to make seeshan affouitment,.

mememeure

might arise now an

hereafter fram allowing it toremain

unquestioned.

I therefore obtained from the Vicar Generals office a copy of the Lucens letters patent of the 11th Way 1849, and I caused that Instrument, togettieto with the orderpic Council of Away

the Foreyn Jurisdiction Act of 1943, - and Aur Hobears Affouitment fatuite a Copy was melared in fr Bowring's despatch W. 18y of November 30

referred to I his Adovente,

18491

1857, tobe

Attorney,

and Solicitor feweral; and

drequested their opinion upon the

matter.

The result

f

that reference is that

the

unconveniente.