CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867 — Page 610

"the better Government " of Her Majesty's subjecte "resorting to China "it

was amongst

things

other

enacted that

it should be lawful

for Her Majesty by

any Order

Orders

made with the advice

of ther

Her Majesty's Privy Council to Ordain for the fovernment of Her Majesty's subjects being within the Dominions of the Imperor of China

any

or

being within

or vessel

ship or

at

(1

698

at a distance of

not more than 100

miles from the Coast of China

or

any

Law

Ordinance which

to Her Majesty Conneil might

meet

as

effectually

such Law

in

Reem

s

fully and

amy Ordinance

ad

or

could be made

by

Her Majesty in Council for the Government of Her Majesty's subjects being within the Island of Hong Kong.

And whereas

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