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NE 361.

Sir,

32

17035/1267

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Victoria, Hong Kong,

21st May, 1886.

Your letter of yesterday has been this day placed before the

Executive Council, to whom it

still appears that the act

you

committed is open to the charge

of illegality

With reference to your request

for an investigation before the

Executive Council, inasmuch as

a satisfactory enquiry could only be conducted by evidence

on oath, and the Council has not the power to administer such,

the Executive Council does not

consider itself a proper Tribunal for the further investigation of the charge against you.

W. H. Mitchell, Esq.

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NE 361.


Sir,

32

17035/1267

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Victoria, Hong Kong,

21st May, 1886.

Your letter of yesterday has been this day placed before the Executive Council, to whom it still appears that the act you committed is open to the charge of illegality.

With reference to your request for an investigation before the Executive Council, inasmuch as a satisfactory enquiry could only be conducted by evidence on oath, and the Council has not the power to administer such, the Executive Council does not consider itself a proper Tribunal for the further investigation of the charge against you.

W. H. Mitchell, Esq.

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NE 361. Sir, 32 17035/1267 Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, 21st May, 1886. Your letter of yesterday has been this day placed before the Executive Council, to whom it still appears that the act you committed is open to the charge of illegality With reference to your request for an investigation before the Executive Council, inasmuch as a satisfactory enquiry could only be conducted by evidence on oath, and the Council has not the power to administer such, the Executive Council does not consider itself a proper Tribunal for the further investigation of the charge against you. W. H. Mitchell, Esq. Here is the revised response in HTML format as requested: NE 361. Sir, 32 17035/1267 Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, 21st May, 1886. Your letter of yesterday has been this day placed before the Executive Council, to whom it still appears that the act you committed is open to the charge of illegality. With reference to your request for an investigation before the Executive Council, inasmuch as a satisfactory enquiry could only be conducted by evidence on oath, and the Council has not the power to administer such, the Executive Council does not consider itself a proper Tribunal for the further investigation of the charge against you. W. H. Mitchell, Esq.
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Copy NE 361. Sir, 32 17035/1267 Colonial Secretary's office, Victoria, Houghong, 21th May, 1886. Your letter of yesterday has been this day placed before the Executive Council, to whom it still appears theat the act t you committed is epers to the charge of illegality open With reference to your request for an investigation before the Executive Council, inasmuch as could a satisfactory enquiry only be conducted 8 by evidence on oath, and the bouncil has not the power to administer such, the Cxecutive Council does not consider itself a proper i Ribunal : for the further investigation of the charge against you. W. H. Mitchell, Esqu
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NE 361.

Sir,

32

17035/1267

Colonial Secretary's office,

Victoria, Houghong,

21th May, 1886.

Your letter of yesterday has been this day placed before the

Executive Council, to whom it

still appears theat the act

t you

committed is epers to the charge

of illegality

open

With reference to your request

for an investigation before the

Executive Council, inasmuch as

could

a satisfactory enquiry only be conducted 8 by evidence

on oath, and the bouncil has not the power to administer such,

the Cxecutive Council does not

consider itself a proper i Ribunal : for the further investigation of the charge against you.

W. H. Mitchell, Esqu

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