CO129-425 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [10-12] — Page 630

in S. Leone. Zambia Nigeria, te

either Council ?Provision might now be made, though thereis evidently no urgent need of it.

Subject to decisions on above points, and any the raised, print, and send to the Governor for his ob-

servations, explaining the principal changes proposed.

**

www.

8/181411916

1874/1916

Collins has trosien to me about

this. There mi

Such furovision, in

the Insimations of other Eastern folonies and the does not wish of introduced i the Hong Kong. Instructions,

Ale

27.4

Sou mare, mat notes

Cas proposed

3727/4116

4. 16

29/4/16 7. May to

5.8.11.5.16

ad deve

)

HONG KONG.

GENERAL

Sir,

W 23516:1896

General

Hong Kong.

Downing Street,

621

3rd February, 1897

With reference to your despatch No 199 of the 19th June, 1895, I have the honour to transmit to you a copy of a letter which has ben addressed to me by

Mr. H.E. Wodehouse in which he asks that he may be

allowed precedence of the newly-appointed Treasurer

in the Executive Council.

2. Mr. Wodehouse's request:appears to be reas

onable and I take this opportunity of informing you with reference to Clause IV of the Royal Instructions

of the 19th January 1888, that the Queen has been pleased to assign to the Treasurer for the time being and the other Public Officers whose offices are not mentioned in Clause III of these Instructions, precedence in the Executive Council inter se according to the priority of their respective appointments next after the Attorney- General or the Senior Military officer if below the rank of Lieut.-Colonel and before the Unofficial Members.

2. I have also to inform you, with reference to Clause III of the Additional Royal Instructions of the 7th July last that the Queen has also been pleased to assign to the Treasurer for the time being and the official Members whose offices are not mentioned in the preceding clause precedence in their Legislative Council inter se after the Attorney General or the Senior Military Officers if below the rank of Lieut- Colonel according to the priority of their respective

appointments.

I hard)J. CHAMBERLAIN,

Page 630Page 631