CO129-189 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [7-9] — Page 268

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And Framing Ordinance

ruinance & April

1872

was passed, I said : "My predecessor

Sir Arthur Kennedy, immediately on

266

of the Branding and Firing Ordinance had been passed.

2.

That Finance

W

#1

was struck by the doubt and hesitance

with which Lord Kimberley confirmed

the Ordinance.

In looking through the reported

proceedings of the Legislative Council for that

time,

I also observe that Sir Arthur Kennedy

on and succeeded Governor his despatch

in the middle of April 1872 and had been initially instructed by your Lordship to consider at once the condition

of the Prisons Force and the amount of crime

committed, and in commenting, at the time in doing

so publicly exercising his

opinion on

any question on which the policy of the

Government

wishes of Governor MacDonnell in 1872.

March

1

Governor Sir Richard MacDonnell's despatch

transmitted to the Colonial Office in the

early part of April

April 1872.

PLA

was a new enactment of exceptional severity,

directed against the Chinese race in the Colony, and avowedly based on the

allegation that the Chinese population

was

a very criminal population and that the

serious crime in Hong Kong

was greatly increasing in cases of Branding and Forging.

As this Ordinance was in variance with that

part of the Royal Instructions which

excludes Governors of

this Colony from

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And Framing Ordinance ruinance & April 1872 was passed, I said : "My predecessor Sir Arthur Kennedy, immediately on 266 of the Branding and Firing Ordinance had been passed. 2. That Finance W #1 was struck by the doubt and hesitance with which Lord Kimberley confirmed the Ordinance. In looking through the reported proceedings of the Legislative Council for that time, I also observe that Sir Arthur Kennedy on and succeeded Governor his despatch in the middle of April 1872 and had been initially instructed by your Lordship to consider at once the condition of the Prisons Force and the amount of crime committed, and in commenting, at the time in doing so publicly exercising his opinion on any question on which the policy of the Government wishes of Governor MacDonnell in 1872. March 1 Governor Sir Richard MacDonnell's despatch transmitted to the Colonial Office in the early part of April April 1872. PLA was a new enactment of exceptional severity, directed against the Chinese race in the Colony, and avowedly based on the allegation that the Chinese population was a very criminal population and that the serious crime in Hong Kong was greatly increasing in cases of Branding and Forging. As this Ordinance was in variance with that part of the Royal Instructions which excludes Governors of this Colony from
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and Firasing brainance

rúinance & Ápril

1872

was pared, I said :_ "My predicesion

Sir Arthur Kennedy, impenes

to have

266

of the Branding and Fireying Ordinance had been Farid.

2.

That Finance

W

کومت کوکا

"

#1

hen struck by the doubt and Wlustance

with which Lord Timberley confirmed

the brainance.

In looking drough the reported

precedings of the Legislative Council for that

fine,

اه ها و دست و پا

I also Szerve that for Arthur Kennity

use and succceded Governor his Bielard

lactownsh in the middle of April 1872 and had been incially instructed by your Endelig to consider at once the condition

F

the Phics Frce and the amount of aime

lost so and in comitions, boat the time in doing

in rublicly exercking his

on the

prinion on

mion

any question wion which the policy of the

bere

wish of Fernor Mac Donnell. de 1872.

March

1

Governo bis Richard Mactonnik aux

transmitted to the Colonial office in the

-carly part of April

April 1872.

پیش

PLA

reval enactment of exceptional severity,

directed against me race in the Clou the chimere, and avowedly based on the

allegation that the chinese population

only

was

اسان

a very criminal ropulation and that the Frensible harted, Erime in rony tow

was greatly increasing in work in Branding and Forging.

As this

hôinance was it variance with that

hart of the Proph Sustructions wrich

خمسة

Royal

Crecludes Governors of

this low from

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