CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7] — Page 410

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English Newspapers, (the Daily Press and the China Mail), an Advertisement calling for the payment on a certain day of the rents due to the Colonial Government. Mr Fraser-Smith appealed to the Governor against the Treasurer, and urged that Government advertisements should be given also to his newspaper (the Telegraph). On the other hand, Mr Lister defended his action on the ground that the publication of the advertisement in question in the Government Gazette, and in the two older and most circulated daily journals was sufficient, and that no public money should be paid to the Telegraph, as being a notoriously immoral and discredited newspaper, the Editor of which had been several times convicted before the Supreme Court.

After consultation with the Executive Council, I decided that, as a general rule, the Government Advertisements should be published only in the Government Gazette, except in cases in which the public interests might suffer damage from the want of greater publicity. But, with regard to

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104 15 399 English Newspapers, (the Daily Press and the China Mail), an Advertisement calling for the payment on a certain day of the rents due to the Colonial Government. Mr Fraser-Smith appealed to the Governor against the Treasurer, and urged that Government advertisements should be given also to his newspaper (the Telegraph). On the other hand, Mr Lister defended his action on the ground that the publication of the advertisement in question in the Government Gazette, and in the two older and most circulated daily journals was sufficient, and that no public money should be paid to the Telegraph, as being a notoriously immoral and discredited newspaper, the Editor of which had been several times convicted before the Supreme Court. After consultation with the Executive Council, I decided that, as a general rule, the Government Advertisements should be published only in the Government Gazette, except in cases in which the public interests might suffer damage from the want of greater publicity. But, with regard to
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104 15 399 English Newspapers, (the Daily tress and the China Mail), an Advertisement. calling for the payment on a certain day of the rents dae to the Colonial_ Government. Mr Fraser-Smith appealed to the Governor against the Treasurer, and urged that " " Government advertisements should be given also to his newspaper (the Telegraph). On the other hand, M. Lister defended his action on the ground that the publication of the advertisement in question in the Government Gazette, and in the two older and most circulated daily. journals journals was sufficient, and that no to the public money should be paid delegraph, as being a notoriously immoral and discredited newspaper, the Editor of which had been several times convicted before the Supreme Court. After consultation with the Excentive Council, I decided that, ao a general rule, the Government... Advertisements should be published only in the Government Gazette, except in cases in which the publie interests might suffer damage from the wants of greater publicity. But, with regard to
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104

15

399

English Newspapers, (the Daily tress and

the China Mail),

an Advertisement.

calling for the payment

on a certain

day of the rents dae to the Colonial_ Government. Mr Fraser-Smith appealed to the Governor against the Treasurer, and urged that " " Government advertisements should be given also to his newspaper (the Telegraph). On the other hand, M.

Lister defended his action

on

the

ground that the publication of the advertisement in question in the Government Gazette, and in the two older and most circulated daily.

journals

journals

was

sufficient, and that no to the

public money should be paid

delegraph, as being a notoriously immoral and discredited newspaper, the Editor of which had been several times convicted before the Supreme

Court.

After consultation with the Excentive Council, I decided that,

ao

a general rule, the Government... Advertisements should be published

only

in the Government Gazette, except

in cases in which the

publie

interests

might suffer damage from the wants of greater publicity. But, with regard

to

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