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Court of Summary Jurisdiction,
Hong Kong, 5th January, 18-/1.
Dince
compelled to decline jurisdiction
my return I have been
ground that
several cases upon the
Ordinance Nz / of 1862 confers upon
me
the power to decide matters at Common law only.
The consequence of this decision
is that parties whose claims
ar l
cognizable by a Court of Equity meest
either, at
an
enormous cost resort to the
Supreme Court, or, which
The Honorable
The Colonial Secretary,
every
one to
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