H. B. M. SUBJECTS IN CHINA AND JAPAN.
in custody or otherwise, to the Supreme Court, or elsewhere in China or Japan, according to the writ, or ler, or warrant,
41. Any of Her Majesty's Courts in China or in Japan may Execution of write, &c. execute any writ, order, or warrant issui g from the Supreme Court from Hongkong. of Hongkong, an accompanied by a request for such execution in writing under the seal of that Court; and may take security from any person named in any such writ, order, or warrant for his appearance personally, or by attorney, at Hongkong; or may cause any such person to be taken in custoly or otherwise, to Hongkong, according to the writ, or ler, or warrant.
Officers,
45. Any of Her Majesty's Judicial or Consular Officers shall Protection of Consular not be liable to action for the escape of any person taken under any writ, order, or warrant of the Supreme Court of Hongkong.
46. Hr Majesty's several Courts in China and Japan shall be Courts to be auxiliary. anxiliary to one another in all particulars relative to the adminis-
tration of justice, civil or criminal.
47. Each Provincial Court shall every six months furnish to Report by Provincial the Supreme Court for China and Japan a report respecting every to Supreme Court. case, civil and criminal, brought before it, in such form as the Judge
of the Supreme Court from tim to time directs.
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II.-In Civil Matters.
RECONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.
48 Every Court may promote reconciliation, and encourage Settlement of litigation. and facilitate the settlement in an amicable Way of any suit or proceeding pending before it.
49. A Court may, with the consent of the parties, refer to Reference to arbitration arbitration the final determination of any suit or proceeding pending by Court. before it, or of all matters in difference between the parties, on such terms and with such directions as to appointment of an arbitrator and other things as may seem fit, and may if it think fit, take from the parties, or any of them, security to abide by the result of the reference.
In any such case the award shall be final and conclusive.
On the application of any party a decre of the Court may be entered in conformity with the award, and such decree s..all not be open to any appeal or re-hearing whatever.
50. Every agreement for reference to arbitration, or submission Reference to arbitration toarbitration, by consent may, on the application of any party, be made made rule of Court. a rule of a Court having jurisdiction in the matter of the reference or submission, which Court shall thereupon have power and authority to enforce the agreement or submission and the awar made thereunder, and to control and regulate the procce lings before and after the award in such manner and on such terms as may be just.
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General Authorities of Courts.
51. The Supreme and every other Court shall be a Court of Law and Equity, Law and Equity.
Special Au'vorities of Courts.
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52. The Supreme and every other Curt shall be a Court of Bank uptcy. Bankruptcy, and as sue shall, as far as circumstances admit, have (as to a Provincial Court, for and within its own district), with respect to British subjects and to their debtors and creditors, being either British subjects or fore gners submitting to the jurisdiction of the Curt, all such jurisdiction as for the time being belongs to the Court of Bankruptcy and th County Cour's in England, any other judicial authority having for the time being jurisdiction in Bankruptcy in England.
or to
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