CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8] — Page 450

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Enclosure 6.

Captain Sterling, A.D.C. to Hon: T.H. Whitehead.

Government House,

Hong-Kong 29th July 1893.

415

Dear Sir,

I am directed by the Governor in reply to your letter of this date to say that he regrets he cannot accept your suggestion as to the appointment of a lay member to the Retrenchment Committee. The Chief Justice has already informed His Excellency that he must decline to accept a position by which he would be bereft of all influence, and the only alternative seems to be the appointment of four members as suggested in my note of the 28th.

If you do not feel that you can serve on such a Committee the Governor is afraid that he can take no further action in the matter having already done everything he could to get together a Committee on the lines suggested by the Secretary of State and failed.

I remain &c.,

(Signed) J.T. Sterling.

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Enclosure 6. Captain Sterling, A.D.C. to Hon: T.H. Whitehead. Government House, Hong-Kong 29th July 1893. 415 Dear Sir, I am directed by the Governor in reply to your letter of this date to say that he regrets he cannot accept your suggestion as to the appointment of a lay member to the Retrenchment Committee. The Chief Justice has already informed His Excellency that he must decline to accept a position by which he would be bereft of all influence, and the only alternative seems to be the appointment of four members as suggested in my note of the 28th. If you do not feel that you can serve on such a Committee the Governor is afraid that he can take no further action in the matter having already done everything he could to get together a Committee on the lines suggested by the Secretary of State and failed. I remain &c., (Signed) J.T. Sterling. 1 Page 450 Page 451
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الله Enclosure 6. Captain Sterling, A. D. C. to Hon: T. H. Whitehead. Government House, Hong-Kong 29th July 1893. 415 Dear Sir, I am directed by the Governor in reply to your letter of this date to say that he regrets he cannot accept your suggestion as to the appointment of a lay member to the Retrenchment Committee. The Chief Justice has already informed His Excellency that he must decline to accept a position by which he would be bereft of all influence, and the only alternative seems to be the appointment of four members as suggested in my note of the 28th. If you ao not feel that you can serve on such a Committee the Governor is afraid that he can take no fur- ther action in the matter having already done everything he could to get together a Committee on the lines suggested by the Secretary of State and failed. Hon: T.H. Whitehead. I remain &C., (Signea) J. T. Sterling. 1 Page 450Page 451
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Enclosure

6.

Captain Sterling, A. D. C. to Hon: T. H. Whitehead.

Government House,

Hong-Kong 29th July 1893.

415

Dear Sir,

I am directed by the Governor in reply to your

letter of this date to say that he regrets he cannot accept

your suggestion as to the appointment of a lay member to

the Retrenchment Committee. The Chief Justice has already

informed His Excellency that he must decline to accept a

position by which he would be bereft of all influence, and

the only alternative seems to be the appointment of four

members as suggested in my note of the 28th.

If you ao not feel that you can serve on such a

Committee the Governor is afraid that he can take no fur-

ther action in the matter having already done everything he

could to get together a Committee on the lines suggested by

the Secretary of State and failed.

Hon: T.H. Whitehead.

I remain &C.,

(Signea) J. T. Sterling.

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