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THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 6TH JUNE, 1877.

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V. And We do hereby require and command all Our Officers and Ministers, Civil Officers and others to and Military, and all other the inhabitants of Our said Colony, to be obedient, aiding obey and assist the and assisting unto Our said Governor, or in the event of his death, incapacity, removal or absence, to such person or persons as may under the provisions of Our said Charter, and these Letters-Patent, administer the Government of Our said Colony.

VI. And We do hereby reserve to Ourselves, Our heirs, and successors, full Power reserved to power and authority from time to time to revoke, alter, or amend these Our Letters- Patent as to Us or them shall seem meet.

Her Majesty to revoke, alter, or amend the present Letters-Patent.

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VII. And We do further direct and enjoin that these Our Letters-Patent shall be Publication of Letters- read and proclaimed at such place or places as Our said Governor shall think fit within Our said Colony of Hong Kong.

In witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent. Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Ninth day of April, in the Fortieth year of Our Reign.

By Warrant under the Queen's Sign Manual

LETTERS-PATENT constituting the Office of

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DRAFT OF A COMMISSION passed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet appointing JOHN POPE HENNESSY, Esquire, C.M.G., to be Governor and Commander- in-chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies.

VICTORIA R.

1877.

Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Dated 10th April,

Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India; To Our Trusty and Well- beloved JonN POPE HENNESSY, Esquire, Companion of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Greeting:

Governor.

WE do by this Our Commission, under Our Sign Manual and Signet, appoint you, Appointment of Mr. the said JOHN POPE HENNESSY, until Our further pleasure shall be signified, to be Our Hennessy as Governor and Commander-in-chief in and over Our Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, during Our will and pleasure, with all and singular the powers and authorities granted to the Governor of Our said Colony in Our Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, constituting the office of Governor, bearing date at Westminster the Ninth day of April, 1877, in the Recites Letters-Patent Fortieth year of Our Reign, which said powers and authorities We do hereby authorize you to exercise and perform, according to such Orders and Instructions as Our said Governor for the time being hath already or may hereafter receive from Us. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant.

dated 9th April, 1877, constituting the office of Gov-

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the Governor.

II. And We do hereby command all and singular Our Officers, Ministers, and officers, &c., to obey 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 accordingly.

Given at Our Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, this Tenth day of April, 1877, in the Fortieth year of Our Reign.

By Her Majesty's Command,

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COMMISSION appointing

JOHN POPE HENNESSY, ESQ., C.M.G.,

to be Gover or and Commander-in-chief of the Colony of

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Printed and Published by NORONHA & Sons, Printers to the Hongkong Government, Oswald's Terrace, Wellington Street, Hongkong.