CO129-243 - Public Offices & Others - 1889 — Page 166

In the reply to this Letter the following

Number should be quoted.

7886/89

Sir.

Fres

2839

out

PZ

C. O.

9738

TREASURY CHAMBERS,

164

13 Mayor 398889

I have laid before the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

Jent

letter

the 30 Multino, transmitting

of th

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copy of a correspondence which has passed between the Colonial offie and the Governor

of Hong Kong respecting the proposal of the latter that the ordinances regulating the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank should be 20 amended as to enable the Bank, with the consent of the treasury, to carry on

busines in any place outside the Colony of Hong Kong subject to the laws of such place.

their Lordships desire me to request you to inform Lood truckford that they entirely -concur in his decision that any such amendment of existing ordinances as is,

is proposed must be conditional upon the

by the

Gvernor

"Bank's securing its not issue by the deposit.

Trushes representing the

in the hands of

Government of Hong Kong, of Securite's

specifically appropriated to cover the full amount of its note issue.

The Under Secreting of Stak Colonial Office

With

BC: