CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 335

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On the contrary, it would entail great hardship on honest hardworking people who resided in the Country, and repaired to the City every day to seek employment.

The Government then appears to have dropped the subject, until the Captain Superintendent of Police called attention to it in June last (See my despatch 191, para 9).

3. In the negotiations recently brought to a close by the Commission under the Chefoo Convention, a distinct promise was made by the Hong Kong Commissioner to Sir Robert Hart that provision should be made as early as possible to carry out the recommendation of the Commission of 1882, and the subject has, since last June, been again under the consideration of the Executive Council. It has been decided that the object desired could not be effected by passing an order in Council under Ordinance No 6 of 1885, without entailing considerable hardship.

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On the contrary, it would entail great hardship on honest hardworking people who resided in the Country, and repaired to the City every day to seek employment. The Government then appears to have dropped the subject, until the Captain Superintendent of Police called attention to it in June last (See my despatch 191, para 9). 3. In the negotiations recently brought to a close by the Commission under the Chefoo Convention, a distinct promise was made by the Hong Kong Commissioner to Sir Robert Hart that provision should be made as early as possible to carry out the recommendation of the Commission of 1882, and the subject has, since last June, been again under the consideration of the Executive Council. It has been decided that the object desired could not be effected by passing an order in Council under Ordinance No 6 of 1885, without entailing considerable hardship. Page 12562 333
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would entail great hardship honest hardworking people who resided in the Country, and —

repaired to the City every day to

seek employment.

The

subject. ___ then appears to have been

dropped, until the Captain Superintendent of Police called

attention to it in June last, — (See my despatch 191, para 9).

3.

In the negociations

recently brought to a close by

the Commission under the Chefoo

Convention, a distinot promise

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was made by the HongKong

333

Commissioner to Sir Robert__

Hart that provision should be

made as early

- possible to out the recommendation

of

Carry the Commission of 1882, and the

subject has, since last June, buen again under the consideration. the Executive Council. It has

been desided that the object - 1 desired could not be effected

by passing

an order in Conneil

under Ordinance No 6 of 1885,

without entailing considerable.

-hardship

Wirts

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