CO129-115 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [9-10] — Page 264

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already pushed to extremes by the Memorialist who in their address to His Excellency on the 5th Ultimo did not hesitate to affirm that a consideration of what is best

on a question of expediency,

"affecting their interests only, and on which they ought to be considered, if not the best Judges, at least as the best exponents of

"the balance of benefit or prejudice that may result

from the measure

"

I cannot go length, or suppose that either the Queen's Representative here, or Her Majesty's Minister at home, can be altogether relieved from responsibility by adopting the views of a vast majority of the European Community temporarily resident in the Colony.

Vide Ingegrate Governor of Wong, 10th Sept.

The advantage of Hongkong, in the excellence of its harbor, its security, and fortunate geographical position give ample promise of making it a permanent flourishing British possession, attracting many generations of European Residents - even as

=

The same tree puts forth successive crops of leaves; and I have no hesitation in saying that the permanent interests of the Colony and legislation for all classes, and equitable are better secured and likely to be treated on sound principles by the Majesty's Government than by the European Residents, although so many of the latter have permanent interests in the place.

6.

The fact likewise that the law of the meeting, from which the enclosed...

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263 already pushed to extremes by the Memorialist who in their address to His Excellency on the 5th Ultimo did not hesitate to affirm that a consideration of what is best on a question of expediency, "affecting their interests only, and on which they ought to be considered, if not the best Judges, at least as the best exponents of "the balance of benefit or prejudice that may result from the measure " I cannot go length, or suppose that either the Queen's Representative here, or Her Majesty's Minister at home, can be altogether relieved from responsibility by adopting the views of a vast majority of the European Community temporarily resident in the Colony. Vide Ingegrate Governor of Wong, 10th Sept. The advantage of Hongkong, in the excellence of its harbor, its security, and fortunate geographical position give ample promise of making it a permanent flourishing British possession, attracting many generations of European Residents - even as = The same tree puts forth successive crops of leaves; and I have no hesitation in saying that the permanent interests of the Colony and legislation for all classes, and equitable are better secured and likely to be treated on sound principles by the Majesty's Government than by the European Residents, although so many of the latter have permanent interests in the place. 6. The fact likewise that the law of the meeting, from which the enclosed...
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"the balance of benefit or prejudice that

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wish them that

I cannot ge length, or suppose that either the Queen's Repressitative here, or. Na Majestéj's Minister at home, corn be allogution relieved from responsibility by adopting the views of a vast majuity of the European Community temporarily resident in the

Colony

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advantage of Hongthong, in the excellence of its harbor, it's security, and frenetian geographical position give ample promise of suing it a permanent flowishing British posision, alleacting many grunation of Emopean R

Residents - even as

=

The same bie

puts fork succesive crops of leaves; and. I

hevilation in saying that the

have

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permanent interests of the Colony and legislation for all clapes,

and

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broad

likely to be treated and sound principles by the trajesty'. Government than by the European Residents, dilaugh so many of the latter have I permanent interests in the place,

6.

The fact likewise that the law of the meeting, from which the encloud

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