John Branston Eest
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Afst Under Sec
1356479
481
" of State for the Colonces
Londore
August 25th
1879
In accordance with the instructions contained:
ind,
in
your
letter dated August 7 in
Shave
carefully considered the Report of the Commepeonion
appointed to enquire into certain offices of the Supreme Courtin Honghong and I have
the honour to submit the following
how
observations
theroon for the consideration of the Right Hon.
The Secretary of State for the Colonies
With For the news
Concur
with some
Generally
exprefsed
in the Report I
I cannot entirely appre
of the suggested alterations. It must be remembered that there is great
difficulty in calculating
is sufficient to carry
ort
with nicely what staff
the work of such a
Court as the Supreme Court in
for the reason
Houghong
that it combines the functions
of several distinct Courts, each of which in
England kas a separate staff of officers
In the Cows at
one staff to do a
Honghong there is only
great variety of work