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Hongkong Ordinances in 3 volumes, of which the first two

volumes would contain all Ordinances in force on the 31st.

December, 1911, while the 3rd. volume would contain indices and

such constitutional documents as (i) the Charter of the Colony,

Letters Patent, Royal Instructions: (ii) Orders-in-Council

specially applicable to the Colony: (iii) Tables of Orders-in-

-Council which affect the Colony indirectly, e.g. Regulations

for Preventing Collision at Sea, Foreign Desertion, Tonnage

Measurement, etc.: (iv) The Privy Council Rules of Practice

and the Admiralty Rules: (v) Any Ordinances of 1911 which have

not been included in Volume II. It was further agreed that Sir

Francis should make his own arrangements with the Government

Printers as to the printing of these 3 volumes, but that this

Government would purchase from him 200 copies of Volumes I and

II at 845 a copy and 200 copies of Volume III at $25 a copy,

making a total payment due to His Honour of $14,000. To the

public the price of the set of 3 Volumes will be $45, and it

is proposed to issue each volume as it is ready at 815 a

volume. I enclose also copy of notes dated the 27th. January

and the 8th. February last which passed between the Chief

Justice and the Colonial Secretary, dealing with the special

point of the arrangements to be made in the event of the

Enclosure 2.

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