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No. 135.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TMп AUGUST, 1873.
Payment of Fees.
Notary Public.
Appearance
V. A Barrister may receive any Fees directly from a Client, for any Professional Business which he may transact without the Intervention of an Attorney.
VI. No Barrister shall practice as a Notary Public.
Attorneys.
VII. An Attorney may practise as an Advocate in the Court of as Advocates. Summary Jurisdiction. Attorneys in
of other Attorneys.
VIII. No Attorney who shall be admitted and enrolled by the Employment Supreme Court after the Commencement of this Ordinance, shall, while in the Employment of another Attorney, practise on his own Account, or in his own Name, or transact any Legal Business otherwise than as Clerk to such other Attorney.
Special Agree-
ments as to Remuneration.
IX. An Attorney may make an Agreement in writing with a Client respecting the Amount and Manner of Payment of his Fees, Costs, Charges, or Disbursements in respect of Business done by him whether as a Solicitor or as an Advocate, either by a gross Sum, or by Commission or Percentage, or by Salary or otherwise, and either at the same, or at a greater, or at a loss Rate than the Rate at which he would otherwise be entitled to be remunerated: Provided always that no such Agreement shall Taxed Costs. affect any Rights or Remedies of the Parties to any Suit for the Recovery of the full Amount of any Costs which may be awarded to them.
Saving Clause.
Existing Laws.
X. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be deemed to affect the Rules of the Legal Profession and the existing Laws relating to Barristers and Attorneys further or otherwise than is herein expressly wovided.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Report from the Acting Registrar General, covering Returns of Births and Deaths under Ordinance No. 7 of 1872,--for the Quarter ending 30th June, 1873, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th August, 1873.
No. 40.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Hongkong, Sth August, 1873.
SIR-I have the honor to forward the Return of Births and Deaths for the 2nd Quarter ending the 30th June last.
A total of 439 Eirths and 706 Deaths have been registered during that period in Victoria and the four Districts of Shau-ki Wán, Stanley, Aberdeen, and Kau-lung.
Of this number, 38 Births and 39 Deaths occurred amongst the population other than Chinese. 15 Deaths in this Class were of non-residents in the Colony, the remainder were thus distributed as regards nationality:-
British, Portuguese, German, Indian, Malay,
The Births were those of 17 Boys and 21 Girls.
The Births and Deaths amongst the Chinese were those of:-
District of Victoria, ......... Births, 183
23
Shan-ki Wán, Stanley,
21
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Aberdeen, Kau-lung,
5
13
1
3
2
Boys. Girls.
Total.
166
349
Deaths, 579
8
4
12
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28
17
1
2
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3
7
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2
6
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8
24
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16
13
29
29
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The Returns in this Quarter show a marked improvement in the working of the Ordinance. The number of Births are 113 in excess of, and the Mortality is very nearly the same as, last Quarter.
Counting this Quarter with last the Deaths amongst Persons other than Chinese were at the rate of 27.41, and amongst the Chinese 22.79, annually for every thousand Persons living.
The Death-rate of the whole Population of the Colony was 23.03 for every thousand Persons living.
I have the honor to be,
The Honorable CECIL C. SMITH,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.
Acting Colonial Secretary,
HONGKONG