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printed papers forwarded to one by Your Lordship's despatch 5. 3.4 March Part I find it stated that Lord Carnarvon agreed to a suggestion of Sir Thomas Wade that a member of the Foreign Inspectorate might be appointed to the Chinese Office if he wished it, but the appointment of a joint Commissioner seemed to be more than was contemplated by Sir Thomas Wade and to be ultra vires by Her Majesty's Government. Therefore although I had no objection to the appointment of Sir Robert Hart as joint Commissioner, I thought it right to report to Your Lordship on the subject.

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1st April 1877 referred to led

The printed papers before me suppose that some instructions would be sent by the Colonial Office for the guidance of the Hong Kong Commissioners. I have however received no such instructions and as all the Commissioners and the joint Commissioner were present in Hong Kong it became necessary to furnish Mr. Aurell with some instructions for his guidance without delay. With this concurrence the annexed instructions were prepared and were laid before the Executive Council by whom they

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12 printed papers forwarded to one by Your Lordship's despatch 5. 3.4 March Part I find it stated that Lord Carnarvon agreed to a suggestion of Sir Thomas Wade that a member of the Foreign Inspectorate might be appointed to the Chinese Office if he wished it, but the appointment of a joint Commissioner seemed to be more than was contemplated by Sir Thomas Wade and to be ultra vires by Her Majesty's Government. Therefore although I had no objection to the appointment of Sir Robert Hart as joint Commissioner, I thought it right to report to Your Lordship on the subject. 3. 1st April 1877 referred to led The printed papers before me suppose that some instructions would be sent by the Colonial Office for the guidance of the Hong Kong Commissioners. I have however received no such instructions and as all the Commissioners and the joint Commissioner were present in Hong Kong it became necessary to furnish Mr. Aurell with some instructions for his guidance without delay. With this concurrence the annexed instructions were prepared and were laid before the Executive Council by whom they
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12 printed papers forwarded to one by Your Lordship's despatch 5. 3.4Gharch lart I find it stated that Lord Carnarvon agreed to a suggestion. Of Sir Thomas Wade that c. member of the Foreign Inspectorate might be appointedl will the Chinese Office if Le wished it, but the appointment If a joint Commissioner seemed 5 me Cated to be more than was contempla by Sir Thomas Made and to be ulten vires imbers approved by Her Majesty's Government. Therefore althong I Lad no objection to the appointmat of Sir Robert Hart as joint Com = missioner I thought it rifle b ittigraph & Your Lordship on the Subject . to 5253 subject. 3. 1st April 1877 referred to led The printed papers before I suppose that новость some instructions would be sent by the Colonial Office for the guidance of the Hong Kong Commissions. I have however received no such instructions and as all the Commissioners and the joint Commissioner were present in cessary Hong Hong it became neces Jurmil M. Aurell without delan with some instructions for his guidance. Witt lis arriscance the annexed instructions well prepared and were laid before the Executive Council by whom they
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printed papers forwarded to one by Your Lordship's despatch 5. 3.4Gharch lart I find it stated that Lord

Carnarvon agreed to a suggestion. Of Sir Thomas Wade that c. member of the Foreign Inspectorate might be appointedl will the Chinese Office if Le wished it, but the appointment If a joint Commissioner seemed 5 me

Cated to be more than was contempla by Sir Thomas Made and to be ulten vires imbers approved by Her Majesty's Government. Therefore althong I Lad

no objection to the appointmat of Sir Robert Hart as joint Com =

missioner I

thought it rifle b

ittigraph & Your Lordship on the

Subject

.

to

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subject.

3.

1st April 1877

referred to led

The printed papers before

I suppose that

новость

some instructions would be sent

by the Colonial Office for the

guidance of the Hong Kong Commissions. I have however received no such

instructions and as all the

Commissioners and the joint Commissioner were present in

cessary

Hong Hong it became neces Jurmil M. Aurell without delan

with some instructions for his guidance. Witt lis arriscance

the annexed instructions well

prepared and were laid before the Executive Council by whom they

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