CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12] — Page 168

At the

exigency. it is always

aware that

same time I am

or less repugnant to the

more or.

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spirit of the English Law to extend the limits of Summary huisdiction beyond the bounds of the most absolute necessity. The long. interval between the Summer and Winter Criminal Sessions of this Colony is one of the circumstances which have suggested the expediency of the Ordinance new submitted, (but not yet pased), and in the event of that defect being remedied, the necessity for such an Ordinance would of c diminished; though with our

courde

be.

4.

mixed Chinese

and Indian population, the most sur

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summary

summa.

modes of jurisdiction are found most suited

to their actual condition and preconceived notions, and therefore the most effective.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Sir

Your Most Obedient, Humble Servant;

Mans

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