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out in private letters addressed by him to myself, he has at my request recorded them in the accompanying copy of a minute which I have the honour to forward for Your Lordship's information.
I have the honour to be My Lord. Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant.
William Robinson
Minute addressed by the Colonial Secretary, Hongkong, to H.E. The Governor, C.O.
Your Excellency,
18 SEP 33
I beg leave to record, for the information of the Secretary of State, a statement of the reasons for which I asked to be excused from presiding over the Retrenchment Committee. They were of two kinds, general and personal. Those of a general kind were to the effect that as I had already been the mouthpiece of the Government, opposed in the Legislative Council the appointment of a Committee, and declared
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out in private letters addressed by him
to myself, he has at
my
request
recorded them in the accompanying copy of a
minute which I have the honour to
forward for Your Lordship's
information.
I have the honour to be
My Lord.
Your Lordships most obedient
humble Servant.
William Robinzon
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Minule addressed by the Colonial
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Secretary, Stongkong.
to H.E. The Governor,
C. 0.
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Your Excellency.
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leave to record
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directed, for the information of the
Secretary of State, a statement
of
the
reasons for which I asked to be excused
over the Retrenchment
from presiding over the
Committee.
They
were of two kinds, general,
personal. Those of
and
a general kind
were to the effect that as I had already
the mouthpiece of the Government,
opposed in the
Legislative Council
the appointment of
Committee, and
declared
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