CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12] — Page 509

Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to--

The Secretary,

War Office,

and the following number quoted.

C.O

53212

RECO

REG 8 OCT 09

London, S. W.,

War Office,

083/4525 (M.0.1).

London, S.W. 493

8th October 1909.

Jaj

sir,

I am commanded by the Army Council to acknowledge

receipt of your letter No. 27751/1909, dated 26th August 1909,

forwarding a transcript of an Ordinance passed by the Legisla-

ture of Hong Kong entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Stone-

cutters' Island Ordinance, 1889", and to say, for the

information of the Earl of Crewe, that it is presumed that

the Ordinance has been passed at the instance of the General

Officer Commanding to meet military requirements, and in

these circumstances they have no observations to offer on the

subject.

I am to return with thanks the volume entitled

"Ordinances of Hong Kong" Volume I, 1844-1890.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your obedient servant,

Andrade

The Under Secretary of State,

COLONIAL OFFICE.