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K. O. Roberts-Wray, Esq.

28th May, 1938.

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next edition with a clean edition to work from in preparations

which can be started soon after the new edition appears.

But

it would be very difficult for practitioners to follow refer-

ences if we adopted the grouping system now, leaving them to

cor fiffiom

look up twelve years of amendments.

Alabaster is at home now, as you know, and

I hope it will be possible for him to discuss this matter with

you if you have an opportunity of seeing him.

I should add that I have in mind the com-

pilation of a subject index to the edition which might either

facilitate a new grouping arrangement or to some extent take

the place of it in this edition.

I have not yet received the copies of the

enclosures to the Ceylon despatch which are promised in your

letter but I should like to see them and when they arrive I

will return them by ordinary mail.

K. O. Roberts-Wray, Esq.,

Colonial office,

Yours sincerely,

Jocturn

Downing Street,

London, S.W.1.

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Mr. Gent.

Sir H. Moore.

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Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

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Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

C.G.ALABASTER, ESQ.,0.B.E.,K.C.

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s.o. for Mr.Roberts-Wray's signature.

Downing Street,

Dear Alabaster,

February, 1970,

2 MAR 1938

When Hong Kong Ordinance 27

of 1927 was being examined, attention

was drawn to the fact that you

propose to have the old chronological

arrangement for your new Revised

Edition (similar to that adopted for

the 1923 Edition) instead of the

up-to-date chapter form. To show you

the official view on this subject, I

(Copy of 2 on 55790/26 Ceylon).

cannot do better than send you the

enclosed copy of a despatch which was

sent to Ceylon in 1936. I see from

FURTHER ACTION.

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referred to Zwill mn Robfect-way's complements.

mail 3/3 Roberts-way's

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instructions

your objects and reasons on Ordinance

15 of 1937 that printing has been

delayed, so I hope it is not too late

for us to suggest that th question

should be reconsidered.

Wheat as overlea

I have besken Roberts-Wray Mi aqmes M242.

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