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Question 8.

Whether the last clause of the Bill should not be omitted altogether.

27. No. It should be retained. The detectives so lent to remain under the author- ity of the Captain Superintendent of Police, and to be simply set apart for the special duty.

Question 9.

Whether in any case a suspending clause should not be attached to the Ordinance.

28. Yes, certainly.

29. I would earnestly suggest that nothing further should be done in connection with the Pó Léung Kuk or with the bill for its incorporation now before the Council, until such time as the whole of the evidence taken before the Committee and these reports and recommendations have been forwarded to and considered by the Right Honourable, The Secretary of State for the Colonies.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

(Signed)

T. H. WHITEHEAD.

The Honourable

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Chairman, Committee of Enquiry,

in re The Pó Léung Kuk Society.