The co"cession mate to the colonists by the Imperial G-vernment in response to the petition for larger u-oficial element in the Governing bolly has'at long h token effect, and the last edition of tle Government Gazette contained the appointment of Mr. Wei Yuk as an unofficial member of the Legislative Council, and an announce: ment thatthe Queen's warrant appointing the Hon. C. P. Chster and Hon. J. J. Bell Irving to be unofficial members of the Executive Council had ben received This concession will do li tle harm, I think, for Mr. Wei Yuk is a sensible and progressive Chinaman, and is not likely to go far wrong, and Messrs. Chater and Bell Irving are not likely to try and bring about a block in the Government coach even if they could. Bat the net result is that the colonists are where they were except that the Chinese have two representatives on the Council instead of one. As counterpoise to this, however, I should not be surprised if, as a result of the recent inquiry, the teeth of the Tun Wa Committee were to be drawn, 80 far as their powers of interference in public matters are concerned.
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