CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8] — Page 554

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14

548

5

1:10 desp. 164 of 16th Augt 4893.

Secretary's letter of 12th instant Encloses of

practically answered by

are

the statements and admissions

in other portions of the document, and I find it

unnecessary

to trouble Your

Lordship with

comments

except

any on the paragraph, (M:11)

which refers to the alleged unwillingness of members

to serve on Commissions

The

complaint which I made

was not of the unwillingness

of

"and Committees."

114

of members to serve, but of the difficulty of inducing

them to sit, that is to meet

and discharge the duty for which they may

have been appointed.

That difficulty in

Hongkong is notorious, and the protracted duration of the Po Leungkuk Committee affords a good illustration of it. But I may add that the present is not the first occasion on which Mr Whitehead has declined even to


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14 548 5 1:10 desp. 164 of 16th Augt 4893. Secretary's letter of 12th instant Encloses of practically answered by are the statements and admissions in other portions of the document, and I find it unnecessary to trouble Your Lordship with comments except any on the paragraph, (M:11) which refers to the alleged unwillingness of members to serve on Commissions The complaint which I made was not of the unwillingness of "and Committees." 114 of members to serve, but of the difficulty of inducing them to sit, that is to meet and discharge the duty for which they may have been appointed. That difficulty in Hongkong is notorious, and the protracted duration of the Po Leungkuk Committee affords a good illustration of it. But I may add that the present is not the first occasion on which Mr Whitehead has declined even to
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14 548 5 1:10 desp. 164 of 16th Augt 4893. Secretary's letter of 12th instant Enelses of practically answered by are the statements and admissions in other portions of the document, and I find it } unnecessary to trouble Your į Lordship with comments .except. (M:11) # any on the paragraph, (W!!!) which refers to the alleged unwillingness of members to serve on Commissions The complaint which I made was not of the unwillingness of " and Committees." 114 of members to serve, but of the difficulty of inducing them to sit, that is to meet and discharge the duty for which they may have been ed. That difficulty in appointed. Hongkong is notorious, and the protracted duration of the Po Leungkuk Committee affords a good illustration of it. But I may add that the present the first on occasion is not which Mr Whitehead has declined even to :ཧཱུཾ
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14

548

5

1:10 desp. 164 of 16th Augt 4893.

Secretary's letter of 12th instant Enelses of

practically answered by

are

the statements and admissions

in other portions of the document, and I find it

}

unnecessary

to trouble Your

į

Lordship with

comments

.except.

(M:11)

#

any on the paragraph, (W!!!)

which refers to the alleged unwillingness of members

to serve on Commissions

The

complaint which I made

was not of the unwillingness

of

"

and Committees."

114

of

members to serve, but of the difficulty of inducing

them to sit, that is to meet

and discharge the duty for which they may

have been

ed. That difficulty in

appointed.

Hongkong is notorious, and the protracted duration of the Po Leungkuk Committee affords a good illustration of it. But I may add that the present the first

on

occasion is not

which Mr

Whitehead has declined even

to

:ཧཱུཾ

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