CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6] — Page 55

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So The Sight Honorable The Secretary of State for The Colonies

The humble Petition of Drobert Dundas Cay Esquire Registrar of the Supreme Court of Indication. at Hongkong.

shat

Petitioner

your

was

Gazetted to the

of

Office of Degistrar of the Supreme Court.

Hongkong

on

That by virtue

9th

the 9 day of February 18/21

of

that appointment he has

not only performed the duties of Registrar.

of Court bit owing to the Supreme Court

having Ecclesiastical and

Equitable as well

as Civil and Criminal Iurisdiction

Petitioner

as

your

Chief Officer of the Court has

been called upon to perform the duties connectect with these several Jurisdictions

Petitioner has also to find security

Eshat your

for the proper appropriation of the monies that come into his hands

Office

duties

hundred

by

virtue

of his

Eshat for his numerous and responsible Petitioner receives a Salary of

your

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