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And I do hereby further direct that every examination of witnesses shall be held in private And I do further direct that any person examined as a witness in the enquiry aforesaid who in the opinion of the 'Commissioners makes a full and true disclosure touching all the matters in respect of which he is examined shall receive a certificate under the hand of the Chairman or Presiding Member of the Commission, countersigned by the Secretary, stating that the witness has upon his examination made a full and true disclosure as aforesaid, as provided by section 4 of the before mentioned Ordinance; And I do further require you to report to me the evidence and your opinion thereon; And 1 do hereby charge all persons in the Public Service to assist you herein.

GIVEN under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony in Executive Council, this 10th day of May, A.D. 1906.

By Command,

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

Hongkong, 10th May, 1906.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

A. G. M. FLETCHER, Clerk of Councils.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

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No. 450.-The following amendment of the Cominission issued by His Excellency the Governor-in-Council on the 10th May, 1906, is published.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Colonial Secretary.

26th May, 1906.

AMENDED COMMISSION BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF

HONGKONG.

L.S.

MATTHEW NATHAN,

Governor.

WHEREAS a Commission was issued by the Governor in Council dated the 10th day of May, 1906, by which the Honourable Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C., the Honourable Mr. EDBERT ANSGER HEWETT, FUNG WA CHUN, Esquire, LAU CHU PAK, Esquire, HENRY HUMPHREYS. Esquire, and AUGUSTUS SHELTON HOOPER, Esquire, were appointed Commissioners for the purpose of instituting making and conducting an enquiry into certain matters set forth in the said Commission: AND WHEREAS the said Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK was appointed Chairman of the said Commission: AND WHEREAS it was ordered and directed that for all or any of the purposes of the said Commission four members thereof, inclusive of the Chairman, should be and constitute a quorum: AND WHEREAS the said Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK hus resigned from the said Commission.

NOW, therefore. I. Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, Knight Commander of the Most Distin- guished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice Admiral of the same, do hereby under the powers vested in ine appoint you The Honourable Mr. EDbert Ansger HEWETT to be Chairman of such Commission vice the Honourable Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C., resigned; And I do hereby order and direct that for all or any of the purposes of the Commission, three Members thereof, inclusive of the Chairman, shall be and constitute a quorum.

GIVEN under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony in Executive Council, this 26th day of May, A.D. 1906.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, Hongkong, 26th May, 1906.

By Command,

A. G. M. Fletcher, Clerk of Councils.