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M67. Legislative

September 184663

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Brd:

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Sir

AVED

AUG.21 1946

1646 Hongkong

Victoria, Houghtong,

5th

7 June, 184.6.

I have the honor to forward herewith -

No 1846

/

an attected Copy of Ordinance. No23 of entitled: "An Ordinance for the relief of insolvent debtors within the Colony of Honghong :

Notwithstanding that the Laws of

Singland (so far as applicable to the circumstances

are to prevail here, it was still-

of this Colony) are to

deemed necessary to knact the abovenamed_ Ordinance, inasmuch as the insolvent. law

of England is held, extend to the folonies .-

as a

& general rule, not-

And further, as it

was

necessary

the Supreme fourt should be invested with

to

that

an

express power to appoint a provisional assignee,

The Right. Honorable,

W. R. Gladstone, M.S.,

and

tc.

to.

fe.