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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH JANUARY, 1889.
No. 7 of 1889.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong. kong, with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council thereof, entitled The Coroner's Abolition Ordinance Supplemental Ordinance, 1889.
LS
BE
G. WILLIAM DES VOUX.
[18th January, 1889.]
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. Whenever any enquiry as to the cause of a death has been held by a Magistrate without a jury under the provi- sions of Ordinancé 17 of 1888 the Magistrate shall forth- with return the depositions taken by him on such enquiry to the Attorney General together with a certificate in the form in the Schedule hereto duly filled up and signed by him.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 2nd day of January, 1889.
ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 18th day of January, 1889.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
SCHEDULE.
I hereby certify that on the
day of
18
I held under the provisions of Ordinance 17 of 1888, an enquiry as to the cause of a death in
and that the
following particulars were then disclosed :-
1. Name of deceased.
2. Residence and occupation.
3. Where found, and when, and under what circumstances.
4. Date of death.
5. Cause of death.
*6. The names of the persons last seen in the company of the
deceased.
*7. Any suspicious. circumstances which point to any person or
persons as having caused the death.
Note. The following are the names, residence and callings of the witnesses examined :—
I have issued my warrant for the arrest of
no a charge of
Police Magistrate.
To be filled up in case the death is supposed to have been caused by improper
means.