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No. 334.

SIR,

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Colonial Secretary to Registrar General.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

HONGKONG, 9th April, 1885.

I have the honour by direction of the Governor to remind you that no answer has been received from you with regard to despatch No. 284 of the 29th December, 1883, from the Secretary of State which was referred to you so far back as March of last year to place yourself in communication with the Attorney General with a view to drawing up a Bill embodying the recommendations of Mr. RUSSELL con- tained in his report on Child adoption and Domestic Service in Hongkong.

His Excellency desires to be furnished with an early report on this subject.

I have, &c.,

The Honourable F. STEWART, LL.D.,

Registrar General.

(C.S.O. 828).

1885

(Signed)

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

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Registrar General to Colonial Secretary.

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE,

No. 38.

SIR,

HONGKONG, April 10th, 1885.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 334 of the 9th instant reminding me that no answer has been received from me with regard to Despatch No. 284 of the 29th December, 1883, from the Secretary of State, which was referred to me so far back as March of last year to place myself in com- munication with the Attorney General, with a view to drawing up a Bill embodying the recommendations of Mr. RUSSELL, contained in his report on Child Adoption and Domestic Service in Hongkong.

In reply I have to state that on the 13th September, 1883, I had the honour to forward to you a Draft Bill on the subject in question, and that the same was announced as one of the legislative measures, which would be considered by the Council during last Session.

The Bill was not then proceeded with; and, at the commencement of the See Enclosure 1 in No. 14. present Session, I had it put in type, in order to facilitate its introduction into the

Council.

I enclose a printed copy of the Draft Bill; and am now requested by the Attorney General to state that the Bill is one of which he does not approve.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

FREDERICK STEWART, Registrar General,

The Hon. W. H. MARSH, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary.