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able

and willing to and

in the necessary revision

of this enactment. With his

assistance you will be able

substitute another and

accurate Law for it

and, in order that full

opportunity may be afforded

for that purpose. Her Majesty's decision will be suspended

until I shall be in

possession of your further

report on the subject. This

Law, unless repealed by the Local Legislature, will

continue in operation

during

the interval.

The Ordinance No. 6

entitled "An Ordinance to

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"authorize His Excellency the

Governor of Hong Kong to refer all Civil Actions and Suits to arbitration," gives to

the Governor extraordinary

powers

of interference in

Civil Suits, which, I presume

were justified by some

necessity when the Law

was made

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But that

necessity having passed away

with the appointment of

Chief Justice, Her Majesty

has

been pleased to

disallow this Ordinance. It

The

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