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the Treaty of Tientsin are conducted in the magistrates Court in the Colony.
that
In reply I am to request
you
will state to hin
H. Holland that is Lordship
concurs in his view that
an endeavour should be
made to improve the
the present procedure, and in the proposal
that all such cases should
be at once
brought before.
the Supreme Count instead
of before a magistrate.
I am therefore
therefore to suggest
for the consideration of his
H. Holland that instructions be sent to the Government of Hongbong to cause a draft Ordinance to be prepared in the colony for carrying out the above proposal, and to transmit the Draft home for the approval of Her Majesty's Government. The original inclosures which accompanied your
letter
J
are returned herewith.
am, sir,
your most obedunt humble servant
Pauncepte
H.