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20.

can be made,

no

ordinance

brought in save by the Governor

and the other members are

and

- in reality nothing more than assessors; Officialy privately I regret that such

for I

should be the case

Conceive. That the real utilit

of a

Legislative Council is

thereby almost entirely

annulled but I cannot

lose sight of this fact when considering what standing orders are suitable and I am there, ore compelled

therefore

to come to the conclusion

A

21.

that these draft standing ders

are

quite unsuited to the Legislative Council of Hong.

ዓን

-hang

testablished.

as at presentest

Signed, W.G. Bridges

15/6/537.

Au Cotry)

M. J. Midges

Acting Colonial factor