CO129-348 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [7-10] — Page 599

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gir,

Government House,

Hongkong, 22nd.February, 1908.

I have the honour to acknowledge your

letter of 14th. February, 1908, asking me to hold in abeyance

the request you had made in your previous letters of December

7th., 21st., and 24th., 1907, and January 28th., 1908, that a

motion should be made in the Legislative Council approving the

draft Order of Court submitted with your first letter.

2.

The cause of the long delay in finally

replying to Your Honour's letters has already been explained to

you, as having arisen by the non-receipt of an answer to a

letter on the subject which I caused to be addressed to the

Chamber of Commerce and they in turn explain their delay in a

letter just received of which a copy is attached. This letter

with its enclosure appears to me to contain arguments against

the proposal which are so conclusive that I regret I am unable

to support the proposal made by Your Honour.

3.

I may add that Your Honour's letter of

December 24th., giving a full explanation of the circumstances in which the proposal was made was sent to the Chamber of Commerce in accordance with the final sentence of my letter of

December 21st.

P.S.

I have etc., (sd.) F. D. Lugard,

Governor,&o « «

Your Honour will observe from the date of

this letter that it has been held over for some time. I did so

because in consequence of the correspondence published in the

Press

is Honour

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The Chief Justice.