CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12] — Page 526

to its address.

Puplicate and chiplicate of above: named letter and copies of correspondence shall in accordance with the regulation be handed you early next week, there not being time to prepare them— today,

my intention

and it is

to forward quadruplicate direct to the Right Honorable The Earl of Carnarvon by the mail. leaving Thursday next.

I have to

(signed) P. Ryrie.

1 True copy)

Colonial

I Sentary.

"

My Lord

Hongkong 114 December 1874.

838/75-

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I humbly bey to bring to your

notice certain circumstances connected wit

the passing in Council

of

the Estimate

for the Expenditure of this Colony during

the

year. 1875, and with that view include

the Minutes espy of

of the

herein

meeting of the Legislative Council held

on 13th November last

as

follows:

Friday 13th - Nocrember 1874.

Present.

„The Honorable the Colonial Secretary (John

Gardiner Austin)

4 The Honorable the Attorney General (John

Bramston)

The Honorable the Colonial Treasurer (Cecil

Clementi Smith)

The Right Honorable

The Earl of Carnari

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Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State

for the Colonies.