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for.

a revised edition

of

the

Ordinances of Hong Kong. Very little.

progress

is was made with this

work for a long time, owing to the Secretary being unable to

give

much time to the subject. Last year the Secretary resigned,

and Mr Leach, Barrister-at-law.

ted in his place,

was appointed in his

. The recommendation of the

1886.

13

that the Commission has preceded. vigorously with the important.__. work which has been entrusted

te it.

The Seven Draft

Bills referred to in the

Enclosure of annexed Order of the day of -

the Legislative Council,

on

13th Jany. 18

Commission, by Major-General

Cameron, C.B., who was then

administering the Government. Since then I am able to report

that

and

- prepared by the Commission,

have been read a

first and

second time and stand over

for consideration in Committee at the next meeting

of Council.

An

informer.