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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH APRIL, 1884.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 126.

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The following Despatch, accompanying Additional Instructions respecting the Executive Council, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th April, 1884.

HONGKONG. GENERAL.

W. H. MARSII,

Colonial Secretary.

DOWNING STREET,

21st February, 1884.

SIR,-With reference to my Despatch No. 19 of the 29th of January, I have the honour to transmit to you

Additional Instructions which have been passed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet designating the Treasurer of Hongkong to be a Member of the Executive Council of the Colony and defining his rank and precedence in the Council.

I have, &c.,

Governor Sir G. F. BOWEN, G.C.M.G.,

DERBY.

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

HONGKONG.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS passed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet addressed to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, designating the Treasurer of Hongkong to be a Member of the Executive Council of that Colony, and defining his rank and precedence.

VICTORIA R.

Dated 16th February 1881. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS to Our Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and to Our Lieutenant Governor or other Officer for the time being administering the Government of Our said Colony.

Recites Charter of 5th April 1843, Clause. IV.

Reites Governor's Instruc

tions of 9th April 1877, Clause III.

Given at Our Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, this Sixteenth day

of February 1881, in the Forty-seventh year of Our Reign.

WHEREAS by Our Charter under the Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date the Fifth day of April 1843, We did amongst other things declare it to be expedient that an Executive Council should be appointed to advise and assist Our Governor for the time being of Our Colony of Hongkong in the administration of the Government thereof, and We did authorise Our said Governor to summon as an Executive Council such persons as might from time to time be named or designated in any Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet addressed to him in that behalf.

And whereas by Our Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet, bearing date the Ninth day of April 1877, We did declare Our pleasure to be that, until otherwise ordered by Us, the said Executive Council should consist of the Military Officer for the time being in command of Our regular troops in Our said Colony, and the persons for the time being lawfully discharging the functions of Colonial Secretary and of Attorney General of Our said Colony, who were thereafter referred to as Official Members, and of such other persons as at the date of those presents were Members of Our said Executive Council, or as might thereafter be appointed by Us by any Instruction or Warrant under Our Sign Manual and Signet. And whereas it hath appeared to Us fitting that the person for the time being lawfully discharging the functions of Treasurer of Our said Colony should be designated a Member of Our said Executive Council.

Now, therefore, We do by these Our additional Instructions under Om Sign Manual and Signet declare Our pleasure to be that, in addition to the Official Members of Our said Executive Council, as designated by Our Instructions The Treasurer designated a aforesaid, the person for the time being lawfully discharging the functions of Treasurer Member of the Executive of Our said Colony shall be, and We do hereby name and designate him an Official

Council. Precedence.

Member of Our said Executive Council, with rank and precedence next after the person lawfully discharging the functions of Attorney General of Our said Colony (or after the Military Officer in command of Our regular troops in the Colony, be be below the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in Our Army).

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS.

The Colonial Treasurer to be a

Member of the Excentive Council, HONG KONG.

V. R.