he has left in charge a deputy in charge of his official work. I have to request you to refer the gentleman to consider these papers and to report whether with the information contained in them he could recommend Lord Carnarvon to sanction the undertaking, as likely to effect the proposed object and not to involve an outlay larger than is contemplated ($250,000).
Str. John Pope Hennessy, Governor, Hong Kong.
No. 57 (Subject.)
Page 363
EID C.O. 1 JAN 1878
Hennessy Cousen Draft Ord" to amend the Law with reference
Date: 1877 22 Nov:
Last previous Papers: 24 Jan 7 1878, 17 Jan. 28 con corre. Ong. 17741/326
Sheps 8207 to Bankers Books Evidence Forwarded with obvious on the irregular work which the suggestion for preparing this lunure was conveyed from C.O. to the lett. Seul without Cognizance of Governor.
(Minutes.)
Mr. Branston, & Me Mende
W. Stennessy assumes in this despatch, that there is impropriety in an unofficial councillor corresponding with anyone in the Colonial Office. One can hardly pretend that this is necessarily the case: such correspondence is certainly not uncommon, and has often been known to be very serviceable, it being well understood on both sides that it is not authoritative.
In this case M.Philippo knowing Hennessy's hatred of tripping up his subordinates was perhaps not very discreet in freely putting forward suggestions;
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Str.
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Governor.
Mong hong
No.
Na 57
(Subject.)
363
EID C.O.
I JAN 1078
ennessy Cousen Druft Orel" to amend the Lan with reference
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Date.
1877
22
Last previous Papers
24 Jan 7 1078
17 Jan. 28
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conveyed from C. O. to the lett. Seul without
Cognizance of Governor,
(Minutes.)
Mr. Branston, & Me Mende
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any one in
the Colonial Office
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on public questions. He
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