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his
coming to the bolonial Secretary's Affice, should after being registered, go to the Governor for instructions (with former papers, if any. attached) before being brinuted or acted upon.
3. The late Acting Colonial Secretary, Inr may, also carried out strictly this restored | practice, which for proper conduct of public
business, it will necessary to adhere to
(Signed) J. Pope Hennessy
7th May 1879.
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Sir,
Colonial Secretary's Offic Hongkong 18th May 1877.
I have read Your Excellency's Minute on a document of 1877 (b. I. l. He 1342) which paper it appears was referred to the Attorney General and afterwards filed
without having been submitted to Your Excellency. As this
:long before my arrival in the Colony
occurred
I have no remark to make thereon.
But Your Excellency has given directions that in future the practice of forwarding.
" every letter or document to the Governor before being minuted or acted upon, which is stated. to have prevailed during the Governments of
Sir Hercules Robinson and Sir 17 Mac Donell. + to have been followed by Mnt Lardiner Austin and the late Mr. May be adhered to, and I must respectfully beg &pour Excellency to consider this
4. Excellency the Governor :
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