in Hong Kong
effect of
that the
Section 2. of the
Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act 1890 is that the
Supreme Court of the
Colony is declared to
be a
Court of Admiralty
with the jurisdiction specified in the act
and for purposes sake, the
general name of Colonial Court of Admiralty
is used in the act to meet the
varying circumstances
of the
Courts in
different Colonies
on
which the
jurisdiction
is conferred, not this
does not amount to the
creation of a
new
Court
called the Colonial
Court of Admiralty
in each Colony to be
the effect of that act is simply
the addition of a new jurisdiction to an existing
Court,
whatever
that Court
may be called. In
Hong Kong,
as in many other Colonies, this Court
is the Supreme Court,
and Admiralty proceedings
are to be taken
in the Supreme Court in its Admiralty jurisdiction,
and are to be disposed of by
it as part of its ordinary
functions.
3. As the work in this
branch of the Supreme Court would be
performed by the Judge
and the officers of that Court, all fees taken in respect of the work should