CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8] — Page 306

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addressed to Governors of Colonies where "Houses of Assembly" were in existence. Difficulties in

The Barbados have been set at

rest by the appointment of

the Executive Committee which was established during my tenure of office there. In the Bahamas Unofficial

Members are still seated at

the Executive Council table.

If Your Lordship

should desire to make

any

such

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such concession in the case

of Hongkong, and it would undoubtedly be a

very popular and I do not think an alto-

gether impolitic concession, I would advise in the absence of any Chinaman fitted for

the post the appointment to the Executive and Legislative Councils of either the Hon. J.J. Keswick, or of Mr. Thomas Jackson, the Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

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addressed to Governors of Colonies where "Houses of Assembly" were in existence. Difficulties in The Barbados have been set at rest by the appointment of the Executive Committee which was established during my tenure of office there. In the Bahamas Unofficial Members are still seated at the Executive Council table. If Your Lordship should desire to make any such 303 17 such concession in the case of Hongkong, and it would undoubtedly be a very popular and I do not think an alto- gether impolitic concession, I would advise in the absence of any Chinaman fitted for the post the appointment to the Executive and Legislative Councils of either the Hon. J.J. Keswick, or of Mr. Thomas Jackson, the Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. If 19 S Page 303 17 ... Page 19 S
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16 addressed to Governors of Colonies where "Houses of Assembly were in existence. difficulties in ~ The Barbados have been set at rest by the appointment of the Executive Committee which was established during my tenure of office there._ In the Bahamas Unofficial Members are still seated at the Excentive Council table. If Your Lordship should desire to make any such 303 17 such concession in the case of Hongkong, and it would sundoubtedly be a : very popular and I do not think an alto- gether impolitie concession, I would advise in the absence chinaman fitted for ble of any the lost the appointment to the Excontive and Legislative Councils of either the Hon. J.J. Keswick, or of Mr. Thomas Jackson, the Manager of the HongKong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation. If 19 S
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addressed to Governors of Colonies where "Houses of Assembly were in existence. difficulties in ~

The Barbados have been set at

rest by the appointment of

the Executive Committee which was established during my tenure of office there._ In the Bahamas Unofficial

Members are still seated at

the Excentive Council table.

If Your Lordship

should desire to make

any

such

303

17

such concession in the case

of Hongkong, and it would sundoubtedly be a

: very popular and I do not think an alto-

gether impolitie concession, I would advise in the absence chinaman fitted for

ble

of any the lost the appointment to the Excontive and Legislative Councils of either the Hon. J.J. Keswick, or of Mr. Thomas Jackson, the Manager of the HongKong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation.

If

19 S

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