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OFFICE OF THE
Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company, Limited.
HONG KONG, April 7
[To] Hebb, Eng. M. P.
Refred [to the House of] Commons.
Dear Sir,
On the 2nd January and 21st March I duly received your kind letters and should have replied to the former sooner, but waited to be able to tell you the result of our memorial to Lord Ripon.
On the 29th ult. the Local government informed me, in pursuance of instructions received from the Colonial Office, that amendments would be made in the existing Ordinance with the object of redressing a long-standing grievance.
In the case the amendments were brought before the Legislative Council, and I am sending you herewith a newspaper report of the proceedings which I would ask you be kind enough to carefully peruse. You will observe that although the proposed amendments, with slight alterations, were passed, ...
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OFFICE OF THE
Hong Kong, Canton & Dagao Steamboat Company, Limited.
HONG KONG, April
Hebb, Eng. M. P.
Refred
Nonee
7
Commons.
Beer Sir,
On
I duly received your kina letters
the 2? January
and 21st March and hould have replied to the former sooned, but mited to bete you the result of our memorial
Love Ripon.
informed
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finna Ordinance with the object of redressing
long. Standing grievance.
my
In the casee Rose amendments were
ought beford the Legislative Corneil, aut I
sending you herewith a rewspaper report the proceedings which I would ask you be kins mough to carefully perurd. You ill observe that although the proposed amend -
slight alterations, were passed,
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