HONG KONG DESPATCH.

C.O. 12272 (2) 1506 No. 12272 NEP 15 MAY 19 (Subject.) Supreme Court Procedure

submits reports from legal advisers on revision of ...

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th. Wilson. I think there is some force in th. Francis' argument.

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Sei W Hamilton

W Lucas

W Cox

Prima facie considerations would certainly point to the work of revision being entrusted to the Attorney General, with and without local committee.

Sir H Carrington has often done similar work before, & Joseph Hutcherson and Bradford Griffith afford other examples. The love of Civil Procedure is 84 years old.

It is still referred to in the objections mentioned in para 2 of the letter. Sir Carrington's offer to prepare a revised edition of the whole statute book of Hong Kong was declined in 1898 (24425/98), but I see no reason why his present proposal should not be accepted, as it will be a useful piece of work & will be done under the English Rules of Court.

Approve the proposal & authorise C.A. Comr to arrange reasonable expenditure in connexion with printing the draft, if prepared in the C...

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