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No. 1123.

So.

Colonial Secretary Office

Hongkong. 23th Descuber 1878.

The

the letter of

I am directed by this Excellency Governor, to acknowledge

the

receipt of

the 16th Justant, segued by you und

Justice of the Peace enclosing for

of this Excellency, a copy of

out

af

to application

four oder

information Correspondence)

con auch the four

the

you

Ber

Police

arising gentlemen

in question made to mr Creagh oke

Ucting

" convened and preside at a

" Justices to discuss various

with dao Goal especially

" enlargement"

Bu

refused

the 2nd November

"to

Nagistrals special meeting of the "

the

AUCCÁTELo

Connectedo

question of ito propoted

application the Palice magistrate to law. Having

as it was not according

subsequently modified your application by

confining it to that which the Orctinence would permit, the Police magistrale appears after having obtained the opinion of the Attorney

the

Geveral

question of Law, to have exercised his cliscretion and declined to participate in the meeting you wanted to hold, whereupon you now

for do

first time, address the Government much apply to this Exelllency the Governor for capies of "He

B

the Attorney

"full memoranda

"

"subject" or the

gro

ound that

you

General on the "

deem is

of

shoveds.

"very great importance that the Justices if they " legally, possess the right of meeting ust be prevented from exercising

wat

Su

reply

The Honousable

William Koowiek.

rcising if? I am to inform you whilst

that