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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH APRIL, 1884.
Appointment of the Senior Military Officer to admi-
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II. And if at any time when this Our Commission takes effect the office of nister the Government. Our said Colonial Secretary is also vacant, or he is incapable or absent from the Colony, then We do appoint you the Senior Military Officer in command of Our Regular Forces in Our said Colony, to administer the Government of Our said Colony and its Dependencies during Our pleasure, with all the powers, rights, privileges, and advantages aforesaid.
Powers and authorities.
Officers, &c., to give obe-
dience,
III. And We do in any such event hereby authorize, empower, and command you the said Colonial Secretary, or you the said Senior Military Officer, to excercise and perform all and singular the powers and directions contained in any Our Letters Patent for the time being in force relating to Our said Colony, according to such Orders and Instructions as Our Governor or Lieutenant Governor hath already received, or may hereafter receive from Us, and to such further Orders and Instructions as you may receive from Us.
IV. And We do hereby conmand all and singular Our Officers, Ministers, and loving subjects in Our said Colony and its Dependencies, and all others whom it may concern, to take due notice hereof, and to give their ready obedience accord- ingly.
Given at Our Court at Windsor, this Seventh day of March 1884, in the Forty-seventh year of Our Reign.
COMMISSION appointing
By Her Majesty's Command,
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY or THE SENIOR MILITARY OFFICER for the
time being to administer the Government
HONG KONG.
DERBY.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 153.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognise provisionally, and until further notice, WILLIAM HOWELL FORBES, Esquire, as in charge of the Swedish and Norwegian Consulate at this Port, during the absence of C. VINCENT SMITH, Esquire.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th April, 1884.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 154.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to grant to His Honour Sir GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Kt., Chief Justice, three months' vacation leave.
Consequent on Sir GEORGE PHILLIPPO's departure, His Excellency has been pleased to appoint His Honour Mr. Justice RUSSELL to be Acting Chief Justice.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th April, 1884.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. No. 155.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint CHARLES EDWARD HOLWORTHY, Esquire, to be Clerk to the Puisne Judge, with effect from the 24th instant, vice H. M. BAILY, Esquire, resigned.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th April, 1884.
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