CO129-213 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [12] — Page 99

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Chief Justice, of the principal officers of Government, and of several of the leading gentlemen in the community, all nominated by the Crown, should be permitted to exercise, under the general supervision of the Colonial Office, all the functions freely exercised by the Municipal Council of Shanghai, under the general supervision of the Foreign Office. It will not be forgotten, moreover, that the Legislative Council of Hong Kong is composed of persons who are gentlemen by birth and creation, much superior also in personal character, in the possession of property, in habits of business, and in the other essential qualifications of Administrators, to the average Ministries and Parliaments of the Australian Colonies, which possess unlimited powers of self-government. These few facts and remarks are submitted, with great respect, for Your Lordship's consideration.

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Chief Justice, of the principal officers of Government, and of several of the leading gentlemen in the community, all nominated by the Crown, should be permitted to exercise, under the general supervision of the Colonial Office, all the functions freely exercised by the Municipal Council of Shanghai, under the general supervision of the Foreign Office. It will not be forgotten, moreover, that the Legislative Council of Hong Kong is composed of persons who are gentlemen by birth and creation, much superior also in personal character, in the possession of property, in habits of business, and in the other essential qualifications of Administrators, to the average Ministries and Parliaments of the Australian Colonies, which possess unlimited powers of self-government. These few facts and remarks are submitted, with great respect, for Your Lordship's consideration.

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Chief Justice, of the principal officers of Government, and of several of the leading gentlemen in the community, all nominated by the Crown, should be permitted to exercise, under the general supervision of the Colonial Office, all the functions freely exercised by the Municipal Council of Shanghai, under the general supervision of the Foreign Office. It will not be forgotten, moreover, that the Legislative Council of Hong Kong is composed of persons who are gentlemen by birth and creation, much superior also in personal character, in the possession of property, in habits of business, and in the other essential qualifications of Administrators, to the average Ministries and Parliaments of the Australian Colonies, which possess unlimited powers of self-government. These few facts and remarks are submitted, with great respect, for Your Lordship's consideration. Page 39 5.7.13. Page 31 has been rewritten to meet the requirements as follows: 39 98 has been removed as it seems to be OCR metadata. Here is the final output in HTML format. Chief Justice, of the principal officers of Government, and of several of the leading gentlemen in the community, all nominated by the Crown, should be permitted to exercise, under the general supervision of the Colonial Office, all the functions freely exercised by the Municipal Council of Shanghai, under the general supervision of the Foreign Office. It will not be forgotten, moreover, that the Legislative Council of Hong Kong is composed of persons who are gentlemen by birth and creation, much superior also in personal character, in the possession of property, in habits of business, and in the other essential qualifications of Administrators, to the average Ministries and Parliaments of the Australian Colonies, which possess unlimited powers of self-government. These few facts and remarks are submitted, with great respect, for Your Lordship's consideration. Page 39 5.7.13. Page 31
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