CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8] — Page 440

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appointed, the only drawback that I am aware of to this course would be that of ~ expense.

It would afford the advantages of impartiality and freedom from trammels of foregone conclusions, and of experience acquired ~ elsewhere being brought,

bear

on

the

to

local conditions. (7) The

appointment of a local Committee consisting entirely of unofficials .

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these seven courses

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I prefer the sixth, appointment of a Commission of persons entirely unconnected : with Hongkong, as being the

one which is the best calculated

to lead to useful and practicable results. But if Your Lordship

should consider it essential

that a local Committee should.

be appointed, the only practicable. course, in my opinion, is to appoint a Committee consisting entirely of unofficials. In order to obviate the interminable

waste