be taken to prevent this Ordinance becoming unduly
oppressive on the Chinese
inhabitants
of the Colony.
Subject to these remarks,
I have to convey to you H.E.'s gracious confirmation and
Office or Individual.
Hong Kong, No. 6634
Endorsed Remarks
Date.
1872 June 28
Last previous Paper.
Your 5440
As on
(Subject)
EC
1872
DOMESTIC.
404
Ordinances to amend the
Constitution and
procedure of the
Supreme Court -
proceedings of the
allowance of the Hongkong
Act: 13 July 1873
Cause for
Cons
25 of 49, Some
39
Ordinance 2 of 1872" to
prevent certain nuisances. But I must impress upon
you the necessity of taking
care that the provisions
of this Ordinance which are
of a very stringent character should not be enforced
in an oppressive manner upon
the Chinese inhabitants
of the Colony
100 3 72-11 & S 5758)
(Minutes.)
M. Holland
4428/6.
As Ponsonby this morning discussed the row of the clauses in the Supreme Court Procedure Car. But until it has been put
into shape it is difficult to say whether the alterations improve the Bill as amended and will do so. Council.-
Ponsonby has undertaken, & Lord Kimberley, during it, to draw up the case with the alteration he proposes, and we can then submit it to the
Collegation Governor & send him to submit it with the Bill there for the consideration. This seems the best plan, & most
likely to secure
an
Efficient Card..
In to the constitution d'ée supreme (aul, I
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