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were still in force, but that you?

had

learnt that the Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs

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of opinion that they

ivere not in force at present. That Sir. E.

Grey

considered that they would have remained. in force in the case

of prisoners who were sent to underge imprisonment in Hong Kong

:under the provisions of the Order-in-Council of 1865 but that he added that that question did not

-now arise as it was understood that the oldest nowarise

Sentence at

4 present being served dated back only to September, 1907, ic. to a date subsequent to the issue of the second Order in Council.

That Mr Fiddes was Therefore to request us to take the papers into our consideration and to report whether in our

opinion the Royal Letters takent of the 22 of October 1866 were still in force.

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REGE 29 JAN 12

I have taken the papers into

consideration, and, in obedience to.

commands, have the honour.

your to Report

That in our opinion

the Letters Falent of 22nd October 1866, though still in force to the extent of their application, are no longer effective to enable the prerogative of pardon to be exercised by the Governor of Hong Kong in the case of ull &

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