CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8] — Page 375

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nine tenths of the population

cutny

will be excluded from

not franchise, rest only

the

that

other Europeans, and Americans

will be excluded as well as

and

Chinese that

aming

Who are not British Or Brish desitge

category

those Britisk residente

British and Irish, who it is premmedd

be a littled to

alone will vote, the civil

element will be swamped

Somp

DRAFT.

A considuoble propatia MINUTE.

J

Moreover which consists

nullter & cool element government officials,

by the soldiers and saitors.

Одн

It

may

be said that

the naval and military forces should be debarred

from voting they a

on

the ground

thank they are not resident

Same

in the colony, but the dejection though fisitz in would apply align to the Civil population. Incleed

Over and above

also

any

other

arguments which can be

bepudegree,

Mr. Fairfield.

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston.

Mr. Meade,

Mr. Buxton.

Marquess of Ripon.

371

lurged against representative Government in Hongkong.

appear to me that the Fransient character

7

the

Comertonit population is by

as

nou

it

itself at almost in Serperable

obstacle

:11. The second claim is

more or less the complement or rather the extension the Petitioners

of the first. not only

arth 201

ask

that there

Shall be elected representation

In the Council. but that

be a majority

there shall be

of such representatives,

other words that, the

A

posed at any

rate as

Regards legistation, the power shall be vested in

a very

Small Section

in

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nine tenths of the population cutny will be excluded from not franchise, rest only the that other Europeans, and Americans will be excluded as well as and Chinese that aming Who are not British Or Brish desitge category those Britisk residente British and Irish, who it is premmedd be a littled to alone will vote, the civil element will be swamped Somp DRAFT. A considuoble propatia MINUTE. J Moreover which consists nullter & cool element government officials, by the soldiers and saitors. Одн It may be said that the naval and military forces should be debarred from voting they a on the ground thank they are not resident Same in the colony, but the dejection though fisitz in would apply align to the Civil population. Incleed Over and above also any other arguments which can be bepudegree, Mr. Fairfield. Mr. Wingfield. Mr. Bramston. Mr. Meade, Mr. Buxton. Marquess of Ripon. 371 lurged against representative Government in Hongkong. appear to me that the Fransient character 7 the Comertonit population is by as nou it itself at almost in Serperable obstacle :11. The second claim is more or less the complement or rather the extension the Petitioners of the first. not only arth 201 ask that there Shall be elected representation In the Council. but that be a majority there shall be of such representatives, other words that, the A posed at any rate as Regards legistation, the power shall be vested in a very Small Section in
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nine tenths of the population cutny will be excluded from not franchise, rest only the that other Europeans, and Americans will be excluded as well as and Chinese that aming Who are not British Or Brish desitge category those Britisk residente British and Irish, who it is premmedd be a littled to alone will vote, the civil element will be swamped Somp DRAFT. A considuoble propatia MINUTE. J Moreover which consists nullter & cool element government officials," by the soldiers and saitors. Одн It may be said that the naval and military forces should be debarred from voting they a on the ground thank they are not resident Same in the colony, but the dejection though fisitz in would apply align to the Civil population. Incleed Over and above also any other arguments which can be bepudegree, Mr. Mr. Mr. Fairfield. Mr. Wingfield. Mr. Bramston. Mr. Meade, Mr. Buxton. Marquess of Ripon. 371 lurged against representative Government in Hongkong. appear to me that the Fransient character 7 the Comertonit population is by as nou it itself at almost in Serperable obstacle :11. The second claim is more or less the complement or rather the extension the Petitioners of the first. not only arth 201 ask that there Shall be elected representation In the Council. but that be a majority there shall be of such representatives, other words that, the A posed at any rate as Regards legistation, the power shall be vested in a very Small Section in
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nine tenths of the population

cutny

will be excluded from

not franchise, rest only

the

that

other Europeans, and Americans

will be excluded as well as

and

Chinese that

aming

Who are not British Or Brish desitge

category

those Britisk residente

British and Irish, who it is premmedd

be a littled to

alone will vote, the civil

element will be swamped

Somp

DRAFT.

A considuoble propatia MINUTE.

J

Moreover which consists

nullter & cool element government officials,"

by the soldiers and saitors.

Одн

It

may

be said that

the naval and military forces should be debarred

from voting they a

on

the ground

thank they are not resident

Same

in the colony, but the dejection though fisitz in would apply align to the Civil population. Incleed

Over and above

also

any

other

arguments which can be

bepudegree,

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Fairfield.

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston.

Mr. Meade,

Mr. Buxton.

Marquess of Ripon.

371

lurged against representative Government in Hongkong.

appear to me that the Fransient character

7

the

Comertonit population is by

as

nou

it

itself at almost in Serperable

obstacle

:11. The second claim is

more or less the complement or rather the extension the Petitioners

of the first. not only

arth 201

ask

that there

Shall be elected representation

In the Council. but that

be a majority

there shall be

of such representatives,

other words that, the

A

posed at any

rate as

Regards legistation, the power shall be vested in

a very

Small Section

in

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