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The Officer Administering the Government has to give precedence over the Colonial Secretary or Attorney General, yet he will have to be careful not to create a precedent that could be counted against him in the future.

The Officers of the Service, whatever their rank may be at any future time appointed to a seat in the Executive Council, and whose service may happen to be longer than that of the Treasurer.

I have …

AM. Mitchell-Innes, Treasurer.

D. M. Goodman, Act. Colonial Secretary.

174 Hong Kong 14247 General

MINUTE. Mr. Lucas 25. Mr. Fairfield. Mr. Wingfield. Mr. Brumaton. Mr. Meade. Sir R. Herbert. Baron de Worms. Lord Knutsford.

25 July 38. 29 July 91.

I have the honour to act:

the receipt of your despatch no.

a copy of a letter from the Treasurer, Mr. Mitchell Innes, complaining of the precedence given to Mr. Deane, Captain Superintendent of Police, and Mr. Lockhart, Registrar General, in the Executive Council.

Mr. Mitchell Innes should be informed that having regard to the words of Section IV of the Royal Instructions, "The members of the Executive Council…"

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DRAFT. The Officer Administering the Government has to give precedence over the Colonial Secretary or Attorney General, yet he will have to be careful not to create a precedent that could be counted against him in the future. The Officers of the Service, whatever their rank may be at any future time appointed to a seat in the Executive Council, and whose service may happen to be longer than that of the Treasurer. I have … AM. Mitchell-Innes, Treasurer. D. M. Goodman, Act. Colonial Secretary. 174 Hong Kong 14247 General MINUTE. Mr. Lucas 25. Mr. Fairfield. Mr. Wingfield. Mr. Brumaton. Mr. Meade. Sir R. Herbert. Baron de Worms. Lord Knutsford. 25 July 38. 29 July 91. I have the honour to act: the receipt of your despatch no. a copy of a letter from the Treasurer, Mr. Mitchell Innes, complaining of the precedence given to Mr. Deane, Captain Superintendent of Police, and Mr. Lockhart, Registrar General, in the Executive Council. Mr. Mitchell Innes should be informed that having regard to the words of Section IV of the Royal Instructions, "The members of the Executive Council…"

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as to give

how p

precedence over the Colonial Secretary or attorney

Genera,, yet he will have to be

DRAFT.

The Org

OAG

of any

ever prepared for it to be counted against him in favour

officers, whatever their sank in

may

be at any

the Service, who ma future time apporicted to a seat jexecutive Council, and whose

service

may happen to be longer

than that of the Treasures.

I have &

Sof. AM. Mitchell-Junes, Treasurer.

40: D. M. Goodman,

Act. Colonial Secretary_

174 Hongtong 14247 Joheral

Hong Kong

Jeneral

MINUTE. Mr. Lucas 25.

Mr.

Fairfield

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr Brumaton.

Mr. Meade.

Sir R. Herbert.

Baron de Worms.

Lord Knutsford.

25. July

jez

29 July. 91

འཆར་ ན་

I have the honour to act:

the receit

174.9

If your desp:

no.

the far celtime curlasing

27 | a copy of a letter from the Treasurer, M. Mitchell Innes,

27%

'm- Euden to see ля

complaining of the precedence

over him in

the "Executive

given

forumeil which has been

to M-Deane, captain seperian- tendent of police, and M. Lockhart registrar General. M- Mitchell Innes should

be informed that having regard

to the words of Section IV of the Royal Instructions

"The members

the Executive

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