CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4] — Page 525

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legislation

were deemed neces.

sary.

3.

I also forward copies

Endl. 3.

a Attorney Thagany.

1896.

of two minutes by the Attorney General dated respectively 16th January 1896 and 4th April, 1896, Eudith

End. 4. 4th April 1896.

letter Endl. 5.

on the subject of the draft ~ bill, and a copy of a letter dated 14th March, 1896, from the Honorary Secretary of the Hong.

Kong

branch of the China As- sociation to whom the draft

an ex

Bill was referred for pression of the views of

that

14th March

1896. with 4 sub enclosure

that Body legislation.

4.

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on the proposed ~

It will be seen from

the various enclosures to this

despatch that there is a strong

Consensus.

of opinion that

the effect of the proposed - legislation would be decided ly prejudicial to the interests of British Shipping in the- Far East while it is by

но

means certain that it would

secure the

objects

at which it

aimo viz. the greater health

and