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of State for the Colonies dated 26 November 1892 conveyed to me under 4th Janry Your Excellency's minute of 4 January 1893, and herewith returned, I have the honour to forward herewith Revised Rules for the Regulation of Sea Traffic in Hongkong in time of War which have been drawn up by the Local Defence Committee as part of the Scheme of Defence.

In explanation of the delay which has occurred in submitting them I may mention that the Committee being unable to understand the exact requirements of the Admiralty, which in the various instructions received appeared to be conflicting, postponed the consideration of the question until they could receive the assistance of the new Local Joint Naval and Military Committee who were specially directed to consider this part of the Defence Scheme. Owing to the absence in Japan of one of the Naval Members of that Committee for many months the meeting of the two Committees has only recently taken place, and the Rules as now revised by the Local Defence Committee have received the full concurrence of the Local Joint Naval and Military Committee, and I

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634 of State for the Colonies dated 26 November 1892 conveyed to me under 4th Janry Your Excellency's minute of 4 January 1893, and herewith returned, I have the honour to forward herewith Revised Rules for the Regulation of Sea Traffic in Hongkong in time of War which have been drawn up by the Local Defence Committee as part of the Scheme of Defence. In explanation of the delay which has occurred in submitting them I may mention that the Committee being unable to understand the exact requirements of the Admiralty, which in the various instructions received appeared to be conflicting, postponed the consideration of the question until they could receive the assistance of the new Local Joint Naval and Military Committee who were specially directed to consider this part of the Defence Scheme. Owing to the absence in Japan of one of the Naval Members of that Committee for many months the meeting of the two Committees has only recently taken place, and the Rules as now revised by the Local Defence Committee have received the full concurrence of the Local Joint Naval and Military Committee, and I
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634 of State for the Colonies dated 26 November 1892 conveyed to me under 4th Janry Your Excellency's minute of 4 1893, and herewith returned, I have the honour to forward herewith Revised Rules for the Pregulation of Sea Traffic Hongkong in some of War which have been drawn up by the Local Defence Committee as part of the Scheme of Defince. In explanation of the delay which has occurred in submitting them I may mention that the Committee being unable to understand the exact requirements of the Admirally, which in the various instructions received appeared to appeared to be conflicting, postponed the consideration of the question ! unsil they could receive the assistance of the new Local Joint Naval and Military Committee who were specially directed to consider this part of the Defence Scheme Owing to the absence in Japan of one of the Naval Members of that Committee for many months the meeting of the two Committees has only recently taken place, and the now revised by the Local Rules as Defence Committee have received the full concurrence of the Local Joint Haval and Military Committee, and I
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634

of State for the Colonies dated 26

November 1892 conveyed to me under 4th Janry Your Excellency's minute of 4

1893, and herewith returned, I have

the honour to forward herewith

Revised Rules for the Pregulation of

Sea Traffic

Hongkong in some of

War which have been drawn up by

the Local Defence Committee as part

of the Scheme of Defince.

In explanation of the delay which

has occurred in submitting them

I may

mention that the Committee

being unable to understand the exact

requirements of the Admirally, which

in the various instructions received

appeared to

appeared to be conflicting, postponed

the consideration of the question

!

unsil

they

could

receive the assistance

of the

new Local Joint Naval and

Military Committee who were

specially directed to consider this part of the Defence Scheme Owing to the absence in Japan

of

one

of the Naval Members of that

Committee for many months the

meeting of the two Committees has only recently taken place, and the now revised by the Local

Rules as

Defence Committee have received

the full

concurrence of the Local Joint

Haval and Military Committee,

and I

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