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prove less efficient than it now it, I humbly pray that be who is permitted to assume office of Chief Justice may hare the blame :- Ory. Chef Juctes

he

can

Governor who

only

mean

the

Legislative Council, to approve his Rules. This species of opposition

are

to the express orders of thes Majesty's Government has the additional ill effect of distreating

of my

me

rouble

حکم حب

in the discharge

duties under

the Colonial and Foreign

Your

Foreign offices.. Mr Hulme presumes to tell Your Leirship that "Despatch relatives to the

vacation of the Supreme Court has been based upon wrong premises." I

am

oblige's to

y

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look through his incoherent letter for what I suppose is

intended

as

proof of this._ the

Rule f

observes, "There is

Court which

gives

no

Court of Hongkong

the Supreme

a six months

vacation." The

question

hat+

always related to the Criminal

Sessions, and I will quote verbation

the 3rd Section

off

the Rules -

Lordship.

before transmitter to Your Lorothp There shall be four Sessions in

"

every year for the despatch the Criminal business of the said Supreme Court; the said befriend

on the 15th day

to commence

#

day

of Febmary, the 15th

day of April, the 15th day of June, and the 15th of December in every-

Year.

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Mr. Hulme complaint of

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