Land

Supreme Court,

giving

at the same time to the

Supreme Court power to try Summarily cases below a

certain Value. But his Lordship

is of opinion that the introduction

of the new Indian Evidence

Bill should be postponed,

until the Bill

has not been passed, in that country, and has been

subjected to somewhat severe

comments, here and in India.

His Lordship agrees with you that the Law of Bankruptcy in Hongkong requires Amendment, but

entertains doubt as regards the application of Imperial

Statutes to the Colony, to which

you subsequently refer, he

entertains doubts as to the

expediency of adopting them

en bloc, and though there is less objection to an ordinance

which adopts a small number

of such acts at a time,

thinks it is inconvenient

for the great majority of the Colonists to have to refer

to the Imperial acts instead

of the Colonial ordinance Book. The last question which you raise as to the Intermediate

Court

may

stand

for further consideration,

but his Lordship is inclined

to think that the reference to the Council

should be made, and in

what shape?

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