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be established and be able to supply. the Public

with a sew and suitable coinage.

As the Ordinance is adopted from

an Get

I of

Parliament and

-forme a part of

the amendment and Consolidation Scheme.

Now concluded, it was not thought necessary to delay it litt the Mint should be in tverk,

as it would thus be excluded

from

the new

Edition of the Hooughing Ordinances about

to be published.

of

in now sending have the last

the Ordinances for

Amending.

Consolidating and

the Criminal law, I desire to

notice the obligation this Government

is under to Messrs Ball and Alexander

fr

the trouble

they

have taken in the

preparation of these Enactments.

ส

"

I desire to add that Mr May,

Police Magistrate,

Mow on

his

way

home,

has undertaken to revise and superintend

the publication of the New Edition of the Hongkong. Ordinances, in Sondon, and I shall be obliged by this gentleman beings

notified, if you see no

objection of the confirmation of these ennetments when

duly approved.

I have the hover to be,

Sir,

fom Most Obedient Servant.

You

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