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administration of the Government
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in the event of the death or absence
of the Governor. It may probably be convenient that I should treat
both these closely allied subjects in
one
4.
report.
In the first place, I would lay before Your Lordship
the opinion on these points
expressed by General Largent, (the Officer
Commanding the Troops at Hong Kong) in his
despatch to the Secretary of State for War of the 24th instant, of which he
has, in accordance with the Regulations
and the usual practice, sent a copy
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X
He writes as follows:-
There are two views of the raison d'être of this Colony, one that, like
most other Colonies, it exists for
the sake of the residents in it; the
other, that Hongkong is not for the Hongkongese only, but for
the British Empire at large, an aid
General Largent introduced this question, on
the present occasion, by transmitting a copy of my despatch No. 62 and of Your Lordship's reply
of 10:13 1:453 of 1853, which had been laid before the
Executive and Legislative Councils, and ordered, as usual, to be printed
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administration of the Government
{
in the event of the death or absence
of the Governor. It may probably convenient that I should treat -
both these closely allied subjects in
one
4.
report.
In the first place,
would lay before Your Lordship
the opinion
these points
expressed by General dargent, (the Officer
Commanding the
in his
Froops at Hong Kong) despatch to the Secretary of State for Wer of the 24th instant- of which he
has, in accordance with the Regulations.
and the usual practice, sent
copy
#
X
He writes as follows:-
There
me a
are two views of the raison
Dêtre of this Colony, one that, like
most other Colonies, it exists
for
sake of the residents in it; the
the
other, that Honghong is not for the Hongkongese only; but for
the
"British Empire at large, a on
"aid
"General Largent introduced this question, on
the
e present decasion, by transmitting a copy of 2. my despatch N. 62 and of Your Lordship's reply
of 10:13 1:453 of 1853, which had been laid before the
Excentive and Legislative Councils, and ordered, as usual, to be printed
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