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Government, I am

now directed

by

His Lordship to transmit to

yore the accompanying copy of the

Law

Officers

will be seen

Report, from

which it

seen that the Attorney

and Solicitor General differ from

their Redecessors

Deane

02

• and

from Sex. 7. P.

the question whether

the Sovernor of

the ropeisal of the Soverne

Hongkong

dos

to surrender the Vrisoners

justified in Law.

I am to request that in

laying this Letter before

Her

Majesty's Secretary of State for

the

383

the Colonies

for

such observations

a

he

Law Officen

may

will

you

move

Lord.

have to make thereupons,

hem to favour

Salisbury with his opinion as to

the

reply.

which should be returned

to the Marquis Iseny's application,

I am to add that, in the opinion

of His Lordship the decision

of the

Governor and Executive Council.

of

Hongkong should not be disturbed.

Jani

Your

Si

most obedient

Paunicefoti.