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arrival Acting Assistant Magistrate of Kowloon and pending its incorporation with Hongkong, I directed him to undertake the administration of Justice there in addition to his duties in Victoria; - and to mark that his proceedings at Kowloon would be governed, not as on this side by British law, but, according to Chinese law and usage, it was considered desirable to give him the designation of Civil Commissioner for Kowloon. Upon receipt of the Order in Council constituting Kowloon part and parcel of Hongkong, Mr. May's Civil Commissioner's powers and title as Commissioner ceased, and he has since been simply Acting Assistant Magistrate doing duty both in Victoria and Kowloon.
As I had really no choice and it was simply a question between appointing Mr. May to take charge of Kowloon pending the receipt of
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arrival Acting Assistant Magistrate
of
on the transfer Kowloon and pending its
incorporation with Hongkong,
I directed him to undertake
the administration
Justice
of there in addition to his duties
in Victoria; - and to mark that his proceedings at Kowloon would be governed, not as on this side by British law, but, according to chincre law and
it was
usage, desirable to
give
besignation of
considered to him the
Civil
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Kowloon. Upon
receipt of the order in Council
Commissioner
the
constituting
Kowloon
part
and
parcel of Stoughtong, M. May's
Civil
powers and title as Commissioner ceased, and he has since been simply Acting Assistant Magistrate doing duty both in Pretoria
and Kowloon
As I had really
choice and it was
no
simply
a
question between appointing to take charge of
Mṛ
may
Kowloon pending the receipt of
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