THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH AUGUST, 1866.
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lating the Procedure
XXIII. And to the End and Intent that the Procedure and Practice of the Rules and Orders to Court may be of the most Simple and Expeditious Character, it shall be lawful for the be made for Regu-
hief Justice to make, and he is hereby required to make, and from time to time to amend of the Court.
necessary Rules and Orders, and to frame Proceedings for Regulating the Procedure d Practice of the Court, and generally for carrying the Provisions of this Ordinance. to effect, subject nevertheless to amendment and approval of all such Rules, Orders and Proceedings by the Governor in Executive Council, and such Rules, Orders or Forms, Amended Rules, Orders and Forms shall be submitted to the Legislative Council who may allow, disallow, or alter the same and the Rules, Orders and Forms so allowed or altered shall be of the same Force and Effect as if they had been specially inserted herein. Barristers and Attornies shall respectively have and enjoy the like Privilege Privilege of Barristers of practising before, and be subject to the like Authority of the Court as they have and and Attornies. enjoy, and are subject to in the Supreme Court.
Power to flog.
XXIV. Whenever Sentence of Death shall have been pronounced by the Court Commutation of upon any Prisoner, and such Sentence shall be commuted by the Governor, it shall be Capital Punishment. lawful for the Governor in Council to order that such Prisoner be once, twice or thrice publicly flogged in the manner and subject to the conditions and restrictions prescribed and imposed with respect to flogging under Ordinance No. 12 of 1865.
Hongkong. Saving
XXV. All Local Laws, Statutes, Ordinances and Usages inconsistent with the Inconsistent Laws, Provisions of this Ordinance shall be and the same hereby are declared to be of no &c., of no Force in Force and Effect whatsoever within the Colony of Hongkong; Provided always that of Jurisdiction of nothing herein contained shall be construed in any way to take away, abridge, or affect the Jurisdiction now exercised by the Supreme Court.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 16th Day of August, 1866.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.
HONGKONG.
ANNO TRICESIMO
VICTORIE REGINE.
SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Knight, C.B. Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
No. 10 or 1866.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to apply a Sum not exceeding Eight hundred and Twenty-nine thousand Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1867.
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[22nd August, 1866.] Whereas the Expenditure required for the Service of this Colony for the Year 1867 has been estimated at the Sum of Eight hundred and Twenty-eight thousand Two hundred and One Dollars and Sixty Cents: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
Supreme Court.
Title.
Preamble.
I. A Sum not exceeding Eight hundred and Twenty-nine thousand Dollars shall be, Estimates, 1867. and the same is hereby charged upon the Revenue of this Colony for the Service of the Year 1867, and the said Sun so charged shall be expended as hereinafter specified;
that is to say:
CIVIL ESTABLISHMENTS:—
The Governor,
Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Treasurer,
Auditor General, Clerk of Councils, Surveyor General,
$
C.
240.00
9,594.00
5,712.00
9,527.00
72.00
15,775.00
Master of the Mint,
58,512.00
Postmaster General,
.140,848.00
Registrar General,
14,310.00
Harbor Master and Emigration Officer,
19,108.00
Carried forward...
$273,198.80