CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 72

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70

sentence at hase

3

of

the Report he

A

signed as Chairman of the Committee

"In Search last bois Excellency

"the Governor through the Colonial Secretary informed Ses Forabjie

longer be allowed

"that he could no longer be allowed to sell spirituous liquors in the "City Hall during theatrical "performances without a licence,

J

"and by so doing deprived those "who resort to the theatre of

"convenience that had been allowed to the public since November 184"

Your Lordship will

2.

see from the inclosed minutes and the late Mr. Pierals opinion that it would be illegal for me to give permission

Will go

next mail.

to the City Hall Committee &

their agent

in this matter, Iss Drabipe to sell

spirituous liquors in the City Hall without

3.

a licence

I had previously refused a

similar application from some persons in Kowloon

printing

4. Your Lordship will observe that in making it a matter of complaint against the Governor in his report, W. Laurick avoided publishing the official correspondence which would have shown that

I had

no legal power whatever to

grant the application: but this is quite consistent with the way in

which the legal aspects of

the

City

Dec.

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70 sentence at hase 3 of the Report he A signed as Chairman of the Committee "In Search last bois Excellency "the Governor through the Colonial Secretary informed Ses Forabjie longer be allowed "that he could no longer be allowed to sell spirituous liquors in the "City Hall during theatrical "performances without a licence, J "and by so doing deprived those "who resort to the theatre of "convenience that had been allowed to the public since November 184" Your Lordship will 2. see from the inclosed minutes and the late Mr. Pierals opinion that it would be illegal for me to give permission Will go next mail. to the City Hall Committee & their agent in this matter, Iss Drabipe to sell spirituous liquors in the City Hall without 3. a licence I had previously refused a similar application from some persons in Kowloon printing 4. Your Lordship will observe that in making it a matter of complaint against the Governor in his report, W. Laurick avoided publishing the official correspondence which would have shown that I had no legal power whatever to grant the application: but this is quite consistent with the way in which the legal aspects of the City Dec.
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70 sentence at hase 3 of the Report he A signed as fhairman of the fommitte "In Search last bois Excellency "the Frvernor through the peonial - "Secretare informed Ses Forabjie longer be allowed "that he could no to will spirituous liquors in the "City hall during theatrical "performances without a licence, J " and be so doing deprived those "who resort to the theatre of "convenience that had been allowed to the rublis since November 184" Your Lordship will 2. psee from the incloseż minutes and the Jettormer Pinerals opinion that it would be illegal for me to give permission Will go next mais. to the lite Hall Committee & thur agent in this matter, Iss Drabipe to sell spirituous liquors in the fity Stail without 3. licence I had previously refused a - similar application from some persons in Kowloon printia 4. Your Lordship will observe that in making it a matter of comhisint against the Governos is an report, W. Leurick avoid. publishing the official correspondence which would have shown that I had دن legal power whatever to grant the application: but this is quite consistent with the way in which the legal aspects of the City Dec.
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70

sentence at hase

3

of

the Report he

A

signed as fhairman of the fommitte

"In Search last bois Excellency

"the Frvernor through the peonial - "Secretare informed Ses Forabjie

longer be allowed

"that he could no to will spirituous liquors in the "City hall during theatrical "performances without a licence,

J

" and be so doing deprived those "who resort to the theatre of

"convenience that had been allowed to the rublis since November 184"

Your Lordship will

2.

psee from the incloseż minutes and the Jettormer Pinerals opinion that it would be illegal for me to give permission

Will go

next mais.

to the lite Hall Committee &

thur agent

in this matter, Iss Drabipe to sell

spirituous liquors in the fity Stail without

3.

licence

I had previously refused a -

similar application from some persons in Kowloon

printia

4. Your Lordship will observe that in making it a matter of comhisint against the Governos is an report, W. Leurick avoid. publishing the official correspondence which would have shown that

I had

دن

legal power whatever to

grant the application: but this is quite consistent with the way in

which the legal aspects of

the

City

Dec.

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