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Enclosure No 4.

Government House

Jong Kong

December 7th 1902.

Sir

I am directed by is Excellency the Governor to

acknowledge. the receipt of your letter of the 6th inst-

ant. The matter in question as brought to Tis Fxcell-

ency's notice is as follows.

That after having in conjunction with the Colonial

Secretary and the Director of Public Works advised that

the water service of Chinese houses in Victoria should

be discontinued you subsequently were employed to draw

a Petition to the Secretary or State for the Colonies

from a number of Chinese who would be affected by the

law, against the law which you yourself had advised; and

that you voted against the Bill on the Third Reading.

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Further, that in connection with the Public Health and

Buildings Bill now before the Council you have received

a Bee of $300 for drawing up a Petition from the Chinese

against the Bill.

His Excellency will feel much obliged for any

observations that you may wish to offer upon these state-

ments and in considering the matter is Excellency

would beg to refer you to the practice adopted by mem-

bers of the British House of Commons as shown at page

82- beginning with the 2nd paragraph- May's Parliamen-

tary Practice 10th Edition,

THE HONOURABLE

DOCTOR HOKAI C.M.G.,

I have the honour to be

Sir

Your obedient servant

(signed) J.

J. Keane Private Secretary.

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