CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 187

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Attorney General's Office, Hong Kong

31 May 1856.

I have the honor to address you officially on the subject of the despatch of business on Const. business, in the Supreme Court.

The business of that Court is transacted by a single Judge, from whose decisions there is no appeal within the Colony. It consists of Criminal and Civil procedure; and the latter may be considered as dividing itself under the two heads of Common Law and Chancery practice.

I. In order to ensure the speedy delivery of prisoners charged with Misdemeanor and confined in this

The Honorable W. J. Mercer, &c.

Colonial Secretary.

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(logy) dir 184 Attorney General's Office, Hong Kong 31 May 1856. I have the honor to address you officially on the subject of the despatch of business on Const. business, in the Supreme Court. The business of that Court is transacted by a single Judge, from whose decisions there is no appeal within the Colony. It consists of Criminal and Civil procedure; and the latter may be considered as dividing itself under the two heads of Common Law and Chancery practice. I. In order to ensure the speedy delivery of prisoners charged with Misdemeanor and confined in this The Honorable W. J. Mercer, &c. Colonial Secretary.
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Attorney General's Office, Horoughing

31 Mary 1856.

I have the hover to addrews

on the subject of the

you officially despuntelen of business on

Const.

business, in the Inpreme

The busness of that bort is transacted by a suigle fudge, from

whose decisions there is within the

is

bolmy no appeal. It consists of Criminal and Civil prreedure; and the latter may be considered dinding itself under the two heads of bon tand

bout

Laut Chamber prasties

tice.

I. In order to suvure the speedy

delivery of primers charged with Misdemeanore and soufiied in this The Honorable W. J. Mercer, of=.

Colomal Secretary.

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