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recently passed by the Legislative Council of Hongkong, entitled

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eon Ordinance to authorize F. ___

Bulkeley Johnson to construct ..

piers

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and wharves in the

harbour of Victoria and to.

confer upon the said F. B. Johnson

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certain

Mr. Bulkeley Johnson is a senior

partner

in the eminent firm of Fardine, Matheson, &C., (of which the head is Mr Jardine now M.P. for Dumfries), and he represented that firm

in this matter. As Mr. Johnson is now in England, the firm is at this date (Iline 1884) represented at Hongkong by another Senior Partner, Mr. Keswick,

who is an

Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council.

other

"certain, powers and privileges."

With regard to the

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comments passed upon this Ordinance, I would observe, in the

first place, that the Governor and the Colonial Legislature in this, as in all legal matters, and in all legislative mattere connected with points of law, were

advice

guided by the

of the eAttorney-General, who is the Responsible Law Officer of the

Crown. I

may

here repeat what I wrote on this subject in my

N. 151 of the 3rd.

Gor

10769.

e despatch N.151

May.

ultimo