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CHARTER OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.

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Additional instructions passed under the royal sign manual and signet to the Governor and Commander-in-chief of the colony of Hongkong and it dependencies, making further provision as to the Executive and Legislative Councils, and appointing John Macneile Price and Frederick Stewart, Esquires, to be members of the Executive Council, and the said John Macneile Price and Alfred Lister, Esquire, and the said Frederick Stewart, to be official members of the Legislative Council.

VICTORIA R.

ber 1883.

Additional instructions to our Governor and Commander-in-chief in and Dated8th Decom-

over our colony of Hongkong and its dependencies, and our Lieutenant Governor or other officer for the time being administering the Govern- ment of our said colony.

Given at our Court at Windsor, this eighth day of December,

1883, in the forty-seventh year of reign.

Whereas by certain letters patent under the Great Seal of our United Recites Charter dated 5th Apri Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date the fifth day of April, 1843. 1843, we did erect our island of Hongkong and its dependencies into the colony of Hongkong, and did direct and appoint that, in addition to the Governor, the Legislative Council of the colony should be composed of such public officers within the colony, or of such other persons within the same, as should from time to time be named or designated for that purpose by us by any instructions or warrants to be by us, for that purpose, issued under our sign manual and signet, and with the advice of our Privy Council.

tion dated 9th

And whereas, by certain instructions under our sign manual and Recites Instruc- signet, bearing date the 9th day of April, 1877, we did direct and appoint April 1877. that our said Legislative Council should consist of certain officers and persons, as in the XIIth Article of our said instructions is more particularly set forth.

tions of 28th

And whereas by certain additional instructions under our sign Recites Ad- manual and signet, bearing date 28th day of Ja. uary, 1878, we did ditional Instruc substitute a new Article for the XIIIth Article of our said instructions January 1878. of the 9th day of April, 1877, respecting the precedence of the members of our Executive Council of the Colony.

And whereas we are minded to make further provision for our said Executive and Legislative Councils; now, we do by these our instructions under our sign manual and signet direct and enjoin and declare our will and pleasure as follows:--

Article XII. of

I.-The following Article shall be substituted for the aforesaid Substitutes new XIIth Article of our said instructions of 9th April, 1877, and may be Article for printed instead thereof in any copy hereafter to be made of our said Instructions. instructions, viz:-

Council.

"XII.--Our said Legislative Council shall consist of the persons for Constitution of the time lawfully discharging the functions of Chief Justice, Colonial Legislative Secretary, and Attorney-General of our said Colony, and of such other persons holding offices in the Colony, and not exceeding three in number at any one time, as we may from time to time appoint by any instructions or warrants under our sign manual and signet, and all such persons shall be styled official members of our said Legislative Council; and further of bers.

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