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the Soristy,

and

Sub-Enclosure, Enclosure 1.

of a Memorandum andy

Aules and Regulations which accompar

nied Annexure to stub-Enclosure, Enclosure. 5th June, 1888

Frost thereon.

it, together with

D

report

by the Registrar Teneral . The Gulis

are

in all essential points identical

with those framed by the Hongkong

Teneral Chamber of Commerce, and

differ only

in some minor details, Your Lordship will observe that Rule to gives

to the Committee the power of inviting Government Officials to become Honorary

Members of the Chamber, and this

regard as of the greatest importan

as it will prevent the Chamber from

drifting

drifting into polities, which there

otherwise be some da

their doing.

might otherwise be

danger of

The advan

nlages

which

& from

the establishment of

4.

would accrue

a

Chinese Chamber of Com

I think,

merce e would,

Mr Lockhart and Dr Ho

Kai point out, be considerable . The

Committe of the Chamber, comprising,

ao

it doubtless would, the most

influential Chineve, would be a

representative body

whose

opinion

on

for matter affecting the welfare of

enormone

-native population

the

would

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