John Pope Hennessy to be Governor of Hong Kong, your letter of the 4th April last, forwarding Copy of one from Major General Sir John Fraser Colborne, calling attention to a Charter dated 16 Aug 1875, Amending that of the Charter 5 April 1843, - representing and stating that by this order the Several Officers Commanding, unless he holds the Commission gubernatorial conjointly with the Governor, is excluded under any circumstances, from succeeding to the Administration, in the absence of the Governor, and that his position consequently becomes inconsistent with that accorded.
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John Pope Hennessy
to be Sovena of
Xong Kong, your
letter of the 4th Alpint
a
last, forwarding Copy if and from
Maja
Zeneral Sin
For Colborne, calling
attention to a Charter
clated 16 Ang 1875,
Amending
of
the Chartier
5 April 1843, - representing
and stating that by
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this order the Several
Officer Commanding,
unless he holds the
Commission ghicitons golientement
Sovenor, is Included
under any evicumstances,
from succeeding to the Administration, in
the absend
д
the
Sovered, and that
his position conrequently
becomes me in consistent.
with that accorded.
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