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consolidating and amending the various laws on the subject, placed a printed copy of the 1Bill in my hands a few days ago, and it will be read a first time at the next meeting of the Legislative

Council.

12.

I shall take care

given

that ample time will be

before the second reading for the

by

consideration of the measure

Commerce and

the Chamber of Commer

those interested in the Shipping

of Hongkong.

13.

As a general rule,

the only changes in the existing law that I find the draft.

BI

Ordinance

proposes

to make, are

those amendments suggested by the Board of Etrade and by Your 1,26 Lordship. One alteration has,

however, been made,

on the

suggestion, the Attorney General tells me, of Mr. Thomsett, the Harbour Master, which, at this

mo

coment, is of some political importance.

4.

From

my despatches

noted in the margin, Your

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