CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 598

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band. They

is...

I need not trouble you here and now with a statement. of the grounds on.. which the prayer of that petition is

They are in effect, the same as those urged by me in my speech in opposition to the Bill before the Legislation Council and they will appear at. length in the petition. I have only to beg of you that you

will be so

to move êtis Excell

the

me

good

catlevey to Governor not to give his assent to the

said Ordinances until the decision

of Hen

"Her Majesty the Queen has been taken thereon, or if His Excellency's assent has already been given, to suspend the coming into operation of the ordinance until Dr Fisher's

appeal

appeal against the provisions of the

measure have been convidered.

I have the honour to submit feather

for the considration of His Excellency ... the Governor, whether he can lawfully assent to the said Ordinance, the Bill.

when introduced to the Council being one distinctly offecting private right and vested interests, and not hawing been published in the Hongkong Government.

:went Gazette - three times before

being committed, and tro

Notification intention to introduce it having

of the is

been given to D.th Fisher or to the other.

Medical meu in whose status it was

proposed to effect a change.

In this connection I would ask permission further to submit

for