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9th March, 1916.

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REG 13 MAY 16

rm His Excellency The Governor that I have this day posted he Secretary of State for the Colonies the Petition for greater fo the Councils of this Colony, and a copy of the signatures thereto, letter and the enclosures thereto; and I now enclose copies of the on of His Excellency, together with the lists containing the original

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I would most respectfully draw the attention of His Excellency agraph to of the said covering letter, and now specially appeal to Ad fairness to the Petitioners and their cause, thes and of all enclosures thereto which are sent by His Excellency The I may be furnished with Hongkong Government to the Right Honourable The Secretary of State for

h reference to or in any way connected with the above Petition.

am,

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

H. E. POLLOCK,

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong,

18th March, 1915.

owledge the receipt of your letter of the 9th instant stating tary of State for the Colonies a Petition, with copy of the a covering letter and enclosures, praying for greater Un- cils of the Colony, and enclosing copies of the documents Pin original for the information of the Governor.

thaśmit to you a copy of Colonial Regulation No. 213 and to action in forwarding the Petition to the Secretary of State for the Colonies nd does not serve any useful object.

ard to your request that all despatches from the Governor to the on this subject should be published, I am to point out that His Excellency whatever to that course but since the correspondence will be addressed to tate its publication is a matter for the Secretary of State to decide. wyer you will appreciate the importance in a matter of this kind of referring opinions of Messrs. Landale and Shellim to the principals. I attach for the enclosed correspondence on the subject.

po to forward for your information correspondence with the Chinese Un- of Council on the subject of your statement that no members of the Chinese ked to sign the Petition, which I may here observe was deposited in

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any one to sign who might wish to do so,

I am, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

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