some, means be devised for controlling him in the exercise of this very comprehensive authority. In the Australian Colonies Parliament has expressly reserved to the local Legislature the right of determining from time to time these general questions of applicability or inapplicability, of the English Law. Since at Hong Kong there is but a single Judge, the express reservation of such a power, in a power would seem peculiarly necessary there. Perhaps it could be right to require a Report from the Judge to the Governor of every general Rule of this nature which the Judge had laid down in order that the Governor might be able to consult the local Legislature as to the expediency of affirming or of dis-affirming any such rule.
The proviso at the close of the Third Clause determines that the Law of England shall prevail in all questions touching the right or title to any real property. On this subject therefore the test of applicability is not to be resorted to. It appears to
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