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and I have the honour to report that I have, subject to Your Majesty's approval, appointed
to the vacant seat in Council, Mr. John Bell Irving, who has become the senior partner in the Firm of Jardine, Matheson, and Company, through the departure for England of Mr. Keswick. It
seems to have been the custom since Hong Kong was a Colony for the Senior Partner in this, the largest Mercantile Firm in China, to have a seat in the Legislative Council, and I have followed this tradition, and also acted with the advice of the Judges and the Members of the Executive Council in making this appointment. There must be a special meeting of this Council before the end of this month to renew the French Mail Steamer Ordinance No. 14 of 1885, and to pass an Ordinance giving a similar status to the German Mail Steamers, the instructions respecting which only reached me after the close
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and I have the honour to report_ that I have, subject to Ver- © Wajesty's approval, appointed -
to the vacant seat in Council, Mr. John Bell - Irving, who has besome the senior partner in the Firm of Jardine, & Matheson, and Company, through the departure for England of Mr.Keswick. It
seems to have been the custom
since
was
a
Colony
BongKong for the Senior Partner in this, the largest Mercantile Firm in China, to have a seat in the Legislative
Conneil
Conneil, and I have
followed
tradition, and also acted with the
advice of the Judges and the Members of the Executive Council making this appointment. There must be a special meeting
in ma
of this
of Council before the end month to renew the French Mail. Steamer Ordinance W. 14 of 1885,
and to pass
giving
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a similar Ordinance.
the Status of Men-of-War
to the German Mail Steamers,
the instructions respecting which
only
reached.
me after
after the close
of
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