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justices to transfer any

Supreme Pet to the

any

time

of

they

Court, dur

200

during

the Proceedings; and-

as there will always, I trust, be one Mercantile Gentleman on the Bench, it will be the fault of the community if the interests of the Chinese

are not properly cared for.

9.

With Respect to the 10th

Section of this Ordinance, I now

beg to submit to your Lordship

the following grounds, as those

more immediately calling for its

enactment.

The migratory boat population of

require

the Colony

Court of

frequent

limited jurisdiction when

sittings would be

more frequent than the monthly ones of Supreme Court sitting in its

summary jurisdiction. It is also most probable that the suitors availing themselves of this section will be for

the most part, if not

altogether, Chinese; and by

resorting to this Tribunal, they will not only be exempt from the

formal proceedings of the upper Court, but also from sundry expenses incidental to the forms and proceedings necessary

in that

Jurisdiction.

10.

With these Remarks, and

referring to my former Despatch of the 18th June last, No 30, on the subject, for any further information that may be

deemed requisite, I enclose

an authenticated Copy of Ordinance

No 5 of 1849, which passed the

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justices to transfer any Supreme Pet to the any time of they Court, dur 200 during the Proceedings; and- as there will always, I trust, be one Mercantile Gentleman on the Bench, it will be the fault of the community if the interests of the Chinese are not properly cared for. 9. With Respect to the 10th Section of this Ordinance, I now beg to submit to your Lordship the following grounds, as those more immediately calling for its enactment. The migratory boat population of require the Colony Court of frequent limited jurisdiction when sittings would be more frequent than the monthly ones of Supreme Court sitting in its summary jurisdiction. It is also most probable that the suitors availing themselves of this section will be for the most part, if not altogether, Chinese; and by resorting to this Tribunal, they will not only be exempt from the formal proceedings of the upper Court, but also from sundry expenses incidental to the forms and proceedings necessary in that Jurisdiction. 10. With these Remarks, and referring to my former Despatch of the 18th June last, No 30, on the subject, for any further information that may be deemed requisite, I enclose an authenticated Copy of Ordinance No 5 of 1849, which passed the
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justices to trausfor any

Suprece fet to the

any

time

of

they

Court, dur

200

during

the Proceedings; oud-

as there will alungs, I'loust, be one Mercantile Gintherum on the Bruck. it will be the fault of the community of the interests of the Chinese

not properly cared for s

9.

Witte Respect to the 10th

Section this Ordinance, I now

of

to your Lordship.

shortly subunit to your

the following grounds, as those

more innrei

imuudiately calling for its

cuochment..

and boat

The migratory.

beat population of

to require

the Wolony

Court of

frequent

limited jurisdiction when

sittings would be

the..

than the monthly ones of Supreme Court Sitting in its

2459

dummary jurisdiction. It is also - most probable that the suitors. availing themselves of this section will be for

part, if not

the

most.

altogether, Chinese ; and by

their

-resorting to this Kribunal, they will not only be exempt from the

formal proceedings of the upper Court, but also front sundry expenses incidental to the forms and proceedings necparity.

1 Jurisdiction.

observed in that

10.

With these Comarks, and

30

referring to my former Gespatch of the 18th fine last, NE DC, on the subject, for any further information that may be decue.

requisite, A enclose

authenticated Copy of Ordinance

5o1 of 1849, whicle passed the

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