1st May 1844
Present His Excellency the Governor
The Honorable Major General D'Aguilar
The Honorable Major Caine
Read and approved Despatch No. 27 with its inclosures of the 18th April 1844 to Lord Stanley respecting the Post Office arrangements at Hongkong.
Read and approved Despatch No. 28 with its inclosures of the 20th April 1844 to Lord Stanley on the same subject.
Read and approved Despatch No. 35 with its inclosures of the 30th April 1844 to Lord Stanley on the same subject.
Read and approved Despatch No. 34 of the 30th April 1844 to Lord Stanley inclosing a copy of Despatch No. 75 of 30th April 1844 to Lord Aberdeen on the subject of the night of the Portuguese at Macao to claim the protection of England against any aggression by the Chinese.
Read and approved Despatch No. 36 of 1st May 1844 to Lord Stanley enclosing a copy of Despatch No. 76 of 1st May 1844 to Lord Aberdeen.
(signed) Henry Pottinger
Read and approved
this 8th day of May 1844.
(signed) Richard Woosnam,
in the absence of Mr. Burgass
Clerk of the Council.
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