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CHARTER OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.

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the same article (except that the said military officer, if he be below the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in our army, shall take precedence next after the person lawfully discharging the functions of Attorney-General of our said colony). The other members of the Executive Council shall take precedence among themselves according to the priority of their respective appointments; or if appointed by the same instrument, according to the order in which they are named therein.

"The official members of our Legislative Council shall take precedence and Legislative of the unofficial members, and the official members shall, between Councila. themselves, take precedence according to the order in which their respective offices are mentioned in the XIIth Article of these instructions. Official members of the Legislative Council who are not the holders of offices mentioned in the XIIth article of these instructions and unofficial members of the Legislative Council shall take precedence between themselves according to the priority of their respective appointments; or if appointed by the same instrument, according to the order in which they are named therein."

III.-The power which by Article IV. of our said instructions of the Provisional sp- 9th day of April, 1877, is vested in the Governor of provisionally Executive Coun-

pointments to appointing persons to act provisionally during the absence of any official oil, member of the Executive Council shall henceforth extend to and may be exercised by the Governor in the event of the absence of any member of the said Council.

IV. We do hereby appoint our trusty and well-beloved John J. M. Price and Macneile Price and Frederick Stewart, Esquires, to be respectively F. Stewart, Ea-

quires, to be members of our said Executive Council for so long as they shall hold Members of the their respective offices of Surveyor General and Registrar-General, or E until our further pleasure shall be signified.

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Official Members

V.--We do hereby appoint the afore-named John Macneile Price, J. M. Price, A. our trusty and well beloved Alfred Lister, Esquire, and the afore-named Lister, and F. Frederick Stewart, to be respectively official members of our said quires, to be Legislative Council for so long as they shall hold their respective offices of of the Legislative Surveyer-General, Colonial Treasurer, and Registrar-General, or until our further pleasure shall be signified.

By a despatch of the Secretary of State, dated 7th August, 1883, it was directed that of the five unofficial members of the Legislative Council one should be nominated by the Justices of the Peace, one by the Chamber of Commerce, and that one should be a member of the Chinese com- munity.

Additional Instructions of 16th February, 1884, designate the Treasurer of Hongkong a Member of the Executive Council, with rank and precedence next after the Attorney-General, or after the Military Officer in Command of the Troops if he be below the rank of Lieutenant- Colonel.

In Royal Instructions dated 19th January, 1888, it was directed that as soon as Sir George Phillippo ceased to be Chief Justice of Hongkong no successor of his should have a seat in the Legislative Council.

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