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clauses. They form part of the Rojal

Instructions of another Eastern Colony.

and they have been inearted in those

for Hong Kong subject to your con-

currence.

(8) Claus. XXI.gives the Governor,

when absent, power to appoint any

Member to preside at a meeting of the

Legislative Council.

(9) Clause XXV. amplifies the existing

Instructions as to numbering and dating

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important words "not being a govern-

ment measure are inserted to make

it clear that if a Bill, by nature

DRAFT.

a Private Bill, is taken up by the

Government, it ceases to be a Private

Bill within this clause.

(12) Clauses XXXII and XXXIII (

Appointment and suspension of Public

Officers) have been amended in

order to bring them more into accord

with the Colonial Regulations.

I have &c.,

ass

MINUTE.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Ordinances.

Mr.

(10) Clause XXVI

(Bills not to be

assentd to). Class 3 (Salaries of

Public Officers) of the existing

Clause XXII has been omitted, as doubts

have been expressed as to whether dis

view of this restriction, a Governor could

properly assent to an Appropriation

Ordinance.

(11) Clause XXVII (Private Bills) I

would especially direct your attention

to the new form of the clause, The

important

Mr. Read

Sir H. Just

Sir G. Fiddes.

Mr. Steel-Maitland.

Mr. Bonar Law.