CO129-123 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [7] — Page 147

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of this Colony.

As I am of opinion that Her Majesty's Government who regulate the sending home of district returns contemplate their being sent as speedily as circumstances will admit, I cannot but think that the direction given by His Excellency Sir Rutherford Alcock in the letter referred to are not in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes in that behalf, and are likely to render the working of those Acts in Hong Kong a matter of considerable difficulty. – The nature of that difficulty will

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appear from the accompanying

letter addressed by the Registrar-General of this Colony, in reply to a letter dated 30th March 1865, to the Secretary of the Board of Trade.

3. I also transmit to your Lordship for your information and

also

inclosure, for your Lordship's perusal, the Copy of an answer to that communication, as well as the Copy of a letter addressed by Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Foreign Office to the Secretary of the Board of Trade. As I cannot reconcile the directions in these last mentioned letters with the views now put forward by His Excellency Sir Rutherford Alcock

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of this Colony. 1. As I am of opinion that Her Majesty's Government who regulate the sending home of district returns contemplate their being sent as speedily as circumstances will admit, I cannot but think that the direction given by His Excellency Sir Rutherford Alcock in the letter referred to are not in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes in that behalf, and are likely to render the working of those Acts in Hong Kong a matter of considerable difficulty. – The nature of that difficulty will [Page 145] appear from the accompanying letter addressed by the Registrar-General of this Colony, in reply to a letter dated 30th March 1865, to the Secretary of the Board of Trade. 3. I also transmit to your Lordship for your information and also inclosure, for your Lordship's perusal, the Copy of an answer to that communication, as well as the Copy of a letter addressed by Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Foreign Office to the Secretary of the Board of Trade. As I cannot reconcile the directions in these last mentioned letters with the views now put forward by His Excellency Sir Rutherford Alcock

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of this Colony. ༡. As I am of thinion that Her Hals which regulate the sensing home distriped Leamen contemplate their being sent as feedily as circumstances will admit I cannot but think tank the direction given by His Excelleng his Burtherford Mercs in the letter referred to are at with the provisions of the Statutes in that behalf, und ich ethered to likely to render the working o those Deli in bong rony a matter of considerable difficulty. – The nature of that difficulty will Azriance. 145 Inolament afhear from the reccompanying of letter addraped by the Beiden Master of this Colony, in the pr 1865 to the becretions of the Found of Kadi. 3. I also transmit to your to also Inclowndes buncis perusal the Copy anniver that communication, as the Copy letter addressed by Ms hurran of the Foreign office to the Secretary of the Prowed of Trade. As I cannot reconcile the directions in these last mentiones letters with the views now hut forward by Sis Excellency Sir Rutherford Alcock

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of this Colony.

༡.

As I am of thinion that Her Hals which regulate the sensing home distriped Leamen contemplate their being sent as feedily as circumstances will admit I cannot but think tank the direction given by His Excelleng his Burtherford Mercs in the letter referred to are at with the provisions of the Statutes in that behalf, und ich ethered to likely to render the working o those Deli in bong rony a matter of considerable difficulty. – The nature of that difficulty will

Azriance.

145

Inolament afhear from the reccompanying of

letter addraped by the Beiden Master of this Colony, in the pr 1865 to the becretions of the Found of Kadi.

3. I also transmit to your

also

Inclowndes buncis perusal the Copy anniver

that communication, as the Copy letter addressed by Ms hurran of the Foreign office to the Secretary of the Prowed of Trade. As I cannot reconcile the directions in these last mentiones letters with the views now hut forward by Sis Excellency Sir Rutherford Alcock

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