§ COLONEL SYKESsaid, he wished to ask Mr. Attorney General, To which of the Hong Kong Ordinances of January, 1855, "to enforce neutrality during the contest now existing in China," his answer to the Member for South Northumberland was intended to apply, that of the 15th January, 1855, or that of the 17th January, 1855, or to both.
THE ATTORNEY GENERALwas understood to say that his answer was intended to apply to the earlier and longer of the two Ordinances.