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withheld in Hongkong. The concession

Jole willing to

in practice of this privilege would from 5 things

certainly increase the legitimate authority and influence of the Imperial Government. Moreover, as I have already shown", "the Legistative "Council of Honghong is composed of persons who are gentlemen by birth

and education; superior also in personal character, in the possession

of property, " and in the other essential qualifications of Administrators, to the

in habits of business,

"Despatch W:334 of December 10, 1883.

average

members

you

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Vetus jou tong baptis

9th. datepamir

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ترجم

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members of the Ministries and

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"Parliaments of the Australian Colonies, which enjoy unlimited powers of

self-government.

I have now further to

report that I have consulted the Attorney-General (Mr. O'Malley) as to the status of the actual unofficial ___ members of the Council (Messrs __ Ryrie, Keswick, and Bulkeley Johnson), under the new "Additional Instruc

of which a draft was transmitted to me with Your Lordship's despatch "General" of of the deptember ultimo. The

Attorney-

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