CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8] — Page 426

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would result in the inordinate protraction of the enquiry. fully justified

That he was in this view is shown by the experience of the Po-Leung Kuk Committee which, though it consisted of only four members besides the Chairman, took over a year, with the assistance of a shorthand writer, to record some 170 pages of evidence and furnish its report, giving a result of about 42 lines or about half a page a day.

The desire for the appointment of Commissions in Hongkong is equalled by the difficulty of inducing the members of the Commissions, when appointed, to sit.

167 The Retrenchment Committee having then been reduced to four members, exclusive of the Chairman, viz. the Harbour Master, Mr Chater, yourself, and Mr May, you

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18 19 would result in the inordinate protraction of the enquiry. fully justified That he was in this view is shown by the experience of the Po-Leung Kuk Committee which, though it consisted of only four members besides the Chairman, took over a year, with the assistance of a shorthand writer, to record some 170 pages of evidence and furnish its report, giving a result of about 42 lines or about half a page a day. The desire for the appointment of Commissions in Hongkong is equalled by the difficulty of inducing the members of the Commissions, when appointed, to sit. 167 The Retrenchment Committee having then been reduced to four members, exclusive of the Chairman, viz. the Harbour Master, Mr Chater, yourself, and Mr May, you
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18 19 would result in the inordinate protraction of the enquiry. fully justified That he was in this view is skewn by the experience of the Bo-Leung Kuk Committee which though it consisted of only four~ members besides the ~ Chairman, took over a year, with the assistance of a short-hand writer, to record some 170 pages of evidence and furnish its report, giving a result of about 421 about half a page a day. The desire for the appointment of Commissions in Hongkong is equalled by the difficulty of inducing the members of the Commissions, when appointed, to sit. 167 The Retrenchment Committee having then been reduced to four members, exclusive of the Chairman, viz. the Harbour Master, Mr Chater, yourself, and M. May, you
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19

would result in the inordinate

protraction of the enquiry. fully justified

That he was

in this view is skewn by

the experience of the Bo-Leung

Kuk Committee which though it consisted of only four~ members besides the ~

Chairman, took over a year, with the assistance of a short-hand writer, to record some 170 pages of evidence and furnish its report, giving a result of

about

421

about half a page a day.

The desire for the appointment of Commissions in Hongkong is equalled by the difficulty of inducing the members of the Commissions, when appointed, to sit.

167 The Retrenchment Committee having then been reduced to four members, exclusive of the Chairman, viz. the

Harbour Master, Mr Chater,

yourself, and M. May,

you

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