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Shanghai work, so that it shall not be disturbed, but
the question arises, how long the sessions of the Appeal
Court at Hong Kong will last, and this would very
largely depend on the extent to which the Court at
Hong Kong was able to sit continuously until the con-
clusion of the Appeals. Sir H. de Sausmarez states
that Sir F. Pigott informed him this would not be
possible, but on the other hand the Attorney-General of
Hong Kong, who has acted as Chief Justice, gave him to
understand that he thought there was no reason why the
Court should not sit practically de die in diem, and
that a fortnight would generally suffice for the
session, though a long appeal might occasionally lead
to a longer session. Sir H. de Saumarez regards it as
important that when the Shanghai Judge has arrived in
Hong Kong the work should proceed without delay and the
Court sit daily, unless it is interrupted for very
urgent reasons. The Court would, however, naturally
retain its own inherent right to adjourn. In this view
Sir E. Grey concurs.
If