CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11] — Page 18

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Sir,

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 31st August, 1914.

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In reply to your letter of the 10th July addressed to His Excellency the Governor, I am directed to

forward for your information a copy of section 113 of the

Hongkong Companies Ordinance, 1911, (Ordinance No.58 of 1911),

as amended by Section 16 of the Companies Amendment Ordinance, 1913 (Ordinance No.22 of 1913), which contains the present law in Hongkong on the subject.

The existing list of authorised auditors pre-

pared under the authority of the enactments cited contains the

names of three gentlemen who are Fellows of your Association,

namely, John Hennessey Seth, Seth Arathoon Seth, and Edward

John Chapman, and there is no intention here at present of

restricting the list of authorised auditors to the members of

any particular corporations or societies.

I am to add that this Government obviously can

make no statement as to any action which may be contemplated

by the authorities at Shanghai, who are under the control of

the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

W. Gill Hall, Esq., F‚‚Â... ‚‚‚

Moorgate Station Chambers,

London, E.C.

I have, etc.

Sd.

Claud Severn

Colonial Secretary.