CO129-441 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [1-3] — Page 459

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Per 18 MAY 17

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 29th. March, 1917.

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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of

your Despatch No. 314 of the 11th, December, 1916, and to inform you with reference to paragraph 4 that I consider it desirable that all the States in the schedule to the Order-in-Council of the 24th. October, 1916, should be grouped with the Straits Settlements and Labuan under Part II of the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

WALTER LONG, M.P

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