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Cases before Commisionen in the Colony of Hong Kong, the Transcript,

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the Queen's Commands to acquaint you that Her Majesty has been pleased to confirm and allow these Ordmanels You will cause Anis decision tobe signified to the Inhabitant, of W Kony by a Roclamation tobe published in the usual & most authentic

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HONGKONG.

ANNO DUODECIMO VICTORIE REGINE.

No. 5 of 1849.

BY His Excellency SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander- in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

Title.

Preamble.

AN ORDINANCE TO FACILITATE THE EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES IN CERTAIN CASES BEFORE COMMISSIONERS IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.

[7th June, 1849.] WHEREAS by the Consular Ordinance No. 1 of 1849, entitled "An Ordinance for the better obtaining of Evidence in the Consular Courts in China, and to amend the Ordinance No. 3 of 1847, entitled, "An Ordinance to authorize Her Majesty's Consular officers to "adjudicate in Civil Actions," it has been enacted and ordained, amongst other things, that Her Majesty's Consuls or Vice-Consuls resident at the Ports in China may, under certain circumstances, issue a Commission for the Examination on Interrogatories of any Witness or Witnesses resident within the Colony of Ilongkong, or at any Place within the Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, not being a Consular Port; and that, in the event of any such Witness or Witnesses refusing to appear before such Commissioners for the purpose of Examination, of the Supreme

Chief Justice

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it shall and may be lawful for any Party in the Suit or Action to Court of Hong- apply by Petition, duly verified by Affidavit, to the Chief Justice of kong, on

tion, may make the Supreme Court of Hongkong, to compel the Attendance of such Order for the At- Witness or Witnesses before such Commissioners:

tendance of Wit- resident

within the Juris-

I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the nesses Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council in the Colony, thereof, That from and after the passing of this Ordinance, it may be at any Place lawful for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hongkong to make diction of the such Order or Orders on such Petition, as to him shall seem requisite, Supreme Court, touching and respecting the Attendance of any such Witness or Wit not being a Con nesses before such Commissioners, in pursuance of the said recited sular Port, be- Ordinance No. 1 of 1849.

S. G. BONHAM.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 7th day of June, 1849.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

fore

Commis- sioners appoint-

ed by Consuls,

for the Examina-

tion of Witnesses in Suits pending before the Con- sular Courts.

Lid Ahmada

Chrk of Councils. I

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