CO129-335 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [8-10] — Page 66

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Hongkong.

34091

RECE

REG IC SEP JC

Government House,

63

Hongkong, 14th. August, 1906.

My Lord,

Gov

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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of Your Lordship's despatch No.68 of the 6th. April last

with regard to the issue of Prospecting Licences, Mining

Licences and Mining Leases for the New Territories.

2.

Upon its receipt I drew the attention of Sir

Paul Chater to the condition, embodied in its 2nd. paragraph,

under which he held Prospecting Licences for certain areas

in the Colony.

3.

I also directed the Attorney General to

amend the draft of the Ordinance transmitted in my despatch

do

No.31 of the 5th. February, 1906, in the manner suggested

in paragraph 4 of the despatch under reply.

In duplical

4.

I now transmit for the signification of His

Majesty's pleasure an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to

"empower the Governor to grant licences to search for and

"prove minerals and to grant licences and leases of land

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G. 800-

&c.

&C. 1

for