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32

I transmit a copy of a letter containing a subsequent reference to

the withdrawal of Mr 21 from

Documents forwarded to the Commission,- a perusal of

the

the

No55

184 of 1885

Document itself can best illustrate Inclosure

that there

AVAO

difference of Opinion

between the Court and the Government before which the Treasury now left in helpless as my letters applying for

instructions remained unnoticed.

33.

I have had frequent Communications with Judge Ball prior to the appointment of the

Commission, in regard of the

G

Ordinance My 5 of 1863 - more especially

so, some short time before His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson left Hong Kong.

Those Communications had reference to what I at that time and

some considerable

reference after

experience considered

the insufficiency of the Ordinance and

I may desire to

say

that I addressed

a letter to the Honorable Judge dated

January 1865 which he

Communicated

to Sir Hercules Robinson wherein I

pointed out the shortcomings of the

Law and

stated such amendments

Suggested

as I conceived might secure a more

prompt and satisfactory collection of the

Revenue.

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311 passes through the entry - 32 I transmit a copy of a letter containing a subsequent reference to the withdrawal of Mr 21 from Documents forwarded to the Commission,- a perusal of the the No55 184 of 1885 Document itself can best illustrate Inclosure that there AVAO difference of Opinion between the Court and the Government before which the Treasury now left in helpless as my letters applying for instructions remained unnoticed. 33. I have had frequent Communications with Judge Ball prior to the appointment of the Commission, in regard of the G Ordinance My 5 of 1863 - more especially so, some short time before His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson left Hong Kong. Those Communications had reference to what I at that time and some considerable reference after experience considered the insufficiency of the Ordinance and I may desire to say that I addressed a letter to the Honorable Judge dated January 1865 which he Communicated to Sir Hercules Robinson wherein I pointed out the shortcomings of the Law and stated such amendments Suggested as I conceived might secure a more prompt and satisfactory collection of the Revenue.
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311

passes through the entry -

32

I transmit a copy of a letter containing a aubrequent reference to

the withdrawal of Mr 21 from

Documents forwarded to the 6mmission,- a perusal of

the

the

No55

184 od 1885

Document itself can best illustrate Inclosure

that there

AVAO

نہیں

difference of Opinion

between the Court and the Government before which the Treasury now left in helpless as my letters applying for

instructions remained unnoticed.

33.

I have hase frequent Communications with Judge Ball prior to the appointment of the_

Commission, in regarse of the -

G

Or doniomee My 5 of 1863 - more expecially

so, some short time before His Executting Sir Heerenles Robinson left Hong Kong.

Those Communications had re

to what I at that time and

some considerable

reference after

experience considered

the insufficiency of the Orstinance and

I wmed desire to

sky

that Indmessed

a letter to the Stonorable Judge dates

January 1865 which he

Communicated

to Sir Henonles Robinson wherein I

pointed out the shortermings of the

Law and

isted such amendments

Suggested

as I conceived might secure a more ___

prompt and satisfactory collection of the

Jase.

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