WILLIAM HOWIE iness from this date.
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Deceased.
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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
EXTRAORDINARY.
Published by Authority.
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No. 26.
VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, 6TH JUNE, 1877.
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No. 131.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency JOHN POPE HENNESSY, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, having this Day taken the usual Oaths, is pleased to direct that the following Copy of the Letters-Patent passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, on the 9th of April, 1877, constituting the Office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies,-together with the following Copy of a Commission, dated the 10th of April, 1877, from Her Most Gracious Majesty The QUEEN, be published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th June, 1877.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
HONG KONG.
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gkong,
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Printing.
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DRAFT OF LETTERS-PATENT passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, constituting the Office of Governor and Commander-in-chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies.
Dated 9th April, 1877.
Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Letters Patent,
Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India: To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:
Preamble.
ing the Colony.
nexing the Kowloon
Council of 4th Fe- bruary, 1801, an-
district.
WHEREAS We did, by certain Letters-Patent (hereinafter called Our said Charter) under the Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster the fifth day of April, 1843, in the sixth year of Our reign, Recites Charter of 5th erect the Island of Hong Kong and its Dependencies into a separate Colony, to be known April, 1845, creat- and designated as the Colony of Hong Kong, and did make provision for the Govern- ment of Our said Colony: And whereas by Our Order in Our Privy Council, bearing Recites Order in date the fourth day of February, 1861, in the twenty-fourth year of Our reign, it was ordered that the Kowloon District therein described should be part and parcel of Our said Colony: And whereas We did, by certain other Letters-Patent, under the Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster the thirteenth day of February, 1872, in the thirty-fifth year of Our reign, constitute and appoint Our trusty and weil-beloved Sir ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, Knight Com- Recites Governor's mander of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion February, 1872. of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath, to be, during Our will and pleasure, Our Governor and Commander-in-chief in and over Our said Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, and over all forts and garrisons which are now or may hereafter be erected and established therein: And whereas We did, by certain other Letters-Patent, under the Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster the eighth day of June, 1875, in the thirty-eighth year of Our Recites Supplement- reign, amend Our said Charter: And whereas We are desirous of making effectual and
• permanent provision for the Office of Governor and Commander-in-chief in and over pur said Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, without making new Letters-
Commission, 13th
ary Charter of 8th June, 1875
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