CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2] — Page 155

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were missiles of offence and not of defence should be forbidden to be carried by natives. The Vice Roy fully

Concurred in this and promised to furnish a scheme of Registration

founded, in the spirit of

our conference; was early in the month of

September 1868.

Immediately previously to this I received despatch from the Governor of Hongkong requesting to know what

steps the Vice Roy had taken out the Proclamation, and after the interview above mentioned I informed the Governor under date the 8th of September that the Vice Roy found it impossible to enforce the terms of

3

the Proclamation, and that it must

be abandoned. On the 10th the Governor

replied that under the circumstances he should suspend all measures for the disarmament of Native people in Hongkong water, and shortly afterwards:

an Order in Council

appeared, revoking

the Ordinance

of

the 22nd of May and the orders of the

22nd of July founded upon it.

This terminates the dark disarmament question, not however without causing much dissatisfaction to the Governor of Hongkong; indeed I was not aware of his intention to sue the Ordinance of the 22nd of May until I saw it in the Gazette,

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9 154 were missiles of offence and not of defence should be forbidden to be carried by natives. The Vice Roy fully Concurred in this and promised to furnish a scheme of Registration founded, in the spirit of our conference; was early in the month of September 1868. Immediately previously to this I received despatch from the Governor of Hongkong requesting to know what steps the Vice Roy had taken out the Proclamation, and after the interview above mentioned I informed the Governor under date the 8th of September that the Vice Roy found it impossible to enforce the terms of 3 the Proclamation, and that it must be abandoned. On the 10th the Governor replied that under the circumstances he should suspend all measures for the disarmament of Native people in Hongkong water, and shortly afterwards: an Order in Council appeared, revoking the Ordinance of the 22nd of May and the orders of the 22nd of July founded upon it. This terminates the dark disarmament question, not however without causing much dissatisfaction to the Governor of Hongkong; indeed I was not aware of his intention to sue the Ordinance of the 22nd of May until I saw it in the Gazette,
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9 154 were misiles of offence and not of defence should be forbidden to be carried by dentes. The Vice Roy fully Concurred in this and promised to furnish a scheme of Registration founded, in the spirit of our conference: was early in the mouth of September 1868. Inst previously to this I received lespalch from the Governor of Aonghong requesting to know what A to Carry steps the Vice Roy had taken out the Proclamation, and after the interview above mentioned I informed The Governor under halt the 816 of September that the Vice Roy forms it impossible to enforce the lerum of 3 the Proclamation, and that it must be abandoned. On the 1018 the Governor replied that under the circumstances he should suspend all mersures for the disarmament of Native repele in Hongkong water, and shortly afterward: an Oder in Conncil appeared, revoking of the ARinance the 22 of May and the orders of the // of dily founded upon it- This terminates the dunk disarmament question, not however without cansuig much dissatisfaction to the Governor of bonghong; indeed I was not aware of his intention to sue the Ordinance of the 22nd of May until I saw it in the Gazette,
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9

154

were misiles of offence and not of defence should be forbidden to be carried by dentes. The Vice Roy fully

Concurred in this and promised to furnish a scheme of Registration

founded, in the spirit of

our conference: was early in the mouth of

September 1868.

Inst previously to this I received lespalch from the Governor of Aonghong requesting to know what

A

to

Carry

steps the Vice Roy had taken out the Proclamation, and after the interview above mentioned I informed The Governor under halt the 816 of September that the Vice Roy forms it impossible to enforce the lerum of

3

the Proclamation, and that it must

be abandoned. On the 1018 the Governor

replied that under the circumstances he should suspend all mersures for the disarmament of Native repele in Hongkong water, and shortly afterward:

an Oder in Conncil

appeared, revoking

of

the ARinance

the 22 of May and the orders of the

// of dily founded upon it-

This terminates the dunk disarmament question, not however without cansuig much dissatisfaction to the Governor of bonghong; indeed I was not aware of his intention to sue the Ordinance of the 22nd of May until I saw it in the Gazette,

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