CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11] — Page 314

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Governor

Sir F. H. May,

K.O.M.G.

DRAFT.

Gov.

59361:16

R. 26 FEB.

C. D. R. 28 FEB 0.-...

Hong Kong.

316

long Kong. Confidential

Indexed

28 February,

1917.

Quod

J1745

MINUTE.

59361

Mr. Wilkinson 22/2/17. Mr. Collin's 24 Mr. Starrin 25,

XM

28

Mr. Grindle.

Mr. Lambert.

Mr. Read,

Sir G. Fiddes.

Mr. Steel-Maitland.

Mr. Long.

2 drafts.

5094

Sir,

I have the honour to acknow-

ledge the receipt of your Confidential

Last

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despatch of the 31st of October respects

ing the ssue of revised Letters

Patent and Royal Instructions for the

Colony of Hong Kong, and to refer you

to my despatch 'Miscellaneous' of even

date transmitting to you the documents

in question.

2.

With regard to the fourth para-

graph of your despatch, I concur in the continuance of the arrangement

agreed to in Mr. Harcourt's despatch

No. 60 of the 8th of March, 1912,

under which the Governor may make

appointments