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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH MAY, 1879.

The signatures thus appended by the whole (native community of Hongkong) are herewith respectfully presented, and conjointly submitted to His Excellency the Governor with the humble prayer that he may be graciously pleased to forward' the whole, sending it to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies for presentation to the throne, in order that the feelings of(Her Majesty's) subjects may be brought to the notice of the highest (authority) and the whole (native) community of Hongkong, traders and people, be put under the deepest obligation. For all conjointly and unanimously revere and laud Her Majesty the Queen's happiness, longevity, benevolence and compassion.

May Her Majesty be graciously pleased to grant this petition and act accordingly.

Translated by

31st October, 1878.

E. J. EITEL.

[Note.-Here follow the names of the 72 mem-

bers of the Wa-t'o Hospital Committee.

ps

wthe signatures of 1,936 shops of

low the signatures of 24 shops of

f 74 shops of Aberdeen, and of 163

of Yau-má-tí, making a total of 2,269

kongtures, of which 2,197 are the signatures of partic. E. J. E.

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寅 年

+

月

恩准郵寄 英國藩政大臣代奏

十陀謹

陀醫院值事人名七 謹按察詞之後有華

十二香港舖戶圖章

俾下情得以上達闔港商民沾恩

一千九百三十六赤

六

聯同恭頌

章一百六十三

十四油蔴地舖

大英國大皇帝福壽仁慈 恩准施行

歐德理譯

戊寅年十月初六日.

日

千一百九十七

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合共二千二百六

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Minute by His Excellency The Governor.

This addoss to ver Majesty has been handed

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to me by putation of the Chinese residents. It is sig I understand, by more than two thousand shopkeepers.

Before transmitting it to the Secretary of

State, I should be glad if Dr. EITEL, in concert

with the Acting Registrar General (Mr. GERRARD)

and the late Acting Registrar General (Mr.

TONNOCHY) Would favour me with a report such as it is customary to make on documents of this kind.

29th October, 1878.

J. POPE HENNESSY.

Minute by The Acting Colonial Secretary.

rwarded to Dr. EITEL, who will be pleased municate with Mr. GERRARD and Mr.

CHY.

tober, 1878..

C. MAY,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

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據接本港華人紳商具

藩政大臣

覆然後春移

察驗土人禀章常例查明禀 任華民政務司湯遵照示時

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大君主一摺查該摺簽名蓋截者二

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化湯華

署理輔政使

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