CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867 — Page 13

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the Dasey Count, could be

attesed

to the effect the Commander in Chief

Lenin haval Shier, or

such Officer of nat

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d

lower

Rank than Commander may

sit tha

dann, wen,

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Mr obedient Lewant.

emay

Mr. Holland

The draft (you che fand it in 9194) of Adriance log froth for the suppression

mangle

Admiralty

was salmutlich

& then

in this untance

see their answer 9833. the

Ordinance as paped

9780.

K16 Aug.

in his

9832

AK

Mr Ellist

By see 6.

see 6. of the ordinance in

quection

11

the Court as

ابه

to consist of the Thief justice, the Adnerral of the Station, or the Semir naval officer for the time being at Hong Kong, the fucke of the Summary Court, & 2 other unofficial member, the apponited (the fovernor.

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3 members from a quorum, but one of the

3 must to a naval Officer.

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The Adderall affered of the Act, I expecially desired that a naval officer should never to called upon prende.

Vice Admiral Keppel, however, states that he shands- decline to attend a fond presided wer by a person 1 inferior rank to his own;

t he thinks the attendance. of the Senior Naval Officer would witerfere with

that officer duties.

I suppore, under there circumstances, that we must inform the for- of the difficulty - sending him why I the correspondence- & advin that see 6 should to Amended by the insection of the world" or other Navel officer of not lower rank than Commander- Semir Naval, af to the words" feed fficer". But it seems desirable that some naval officer shined from part qtter (out, & I would retais the word "shall"-

When settlerl

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Their fr

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If it is certain Steat a naval office of nut lown Lent than for Ich have been incline to muit the shall but

thee in

always be offen

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