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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY.

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Published by Authority.

No. 24.

VICTORIA, THURSDAY, 24TH APRIL, 1884. 號四十二第 日九十二月三年申甲 日四十二月四年四十八百八千一

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 150.

VOL. XXX.

簿十三第

The following despatch is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th April, 1884.

HONGKONG. General.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

DOWNING STREET,

10th March, 188-1.

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SIR. With reference to the last paragraph of my Despatch No. 49 of 22nd February, 1884, have the honour to transmit to you a Cominission passed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet, appointing the Colonial Secretary for the time being of Hongkong, or the Senior Military Officer for the time being in command of Her Majesty's Regular Forces in the Colony, to administer the Government in the event of the absence, &c., of the Governor, and of there being no Lieutenant Governor in the Colony.

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

I have, &c.,

DERBY.

HONG KONG.

COMMISSION passed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet, appointing the Colonial Secretary for the time being of the Colony of Hong Kong, or the Senior Military Officer for the time being in command of Her Majesty's Regular Forces in the Colony, to administer the Government in the event of the death, incapacity, or absence of the Governor, and of there being no Lieutenant Governor in the Colony.

Dated 7th March, 1884.

VICTORIA R.

Victoria, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India: To Our Colonial Secretary of Our Colony of Hong Kong, or to the Senior Military Officer for the time being in command of Our Regular Forces in Our said Colony, Grecting. WE do by this Our Commission, under Our Sign Manual and Signet, appoint nister the Government you, the. Colonial Secretary for the time being of Our Colony of Hong Kong, to in the absence of the administer the Government of Our said Colony during Our pleasure, with all the Ho Lieutenant Governor, powers, rights, privileges, and advantages to the same belonging or appertaining, in the event of the death, incapacity, or absence of Our Governor of Our said Colony, and of there being no Lieutenant Governor in Our said Colony.

Appointment of the Colo- nial Secretary to admi-

Governor and there being