CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 92

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C

that they should be pleased with Law reforms

whose object was to

cheapen, expedite, simplify, and secure the maintenance of rights

and the redress of wrongs. That the uncertainties and expenses of Law have

long been the opprobrium of the

Colony —

that Canton, Shanghai, Foochow, Ningpo, Amoy have not a single Lawyer — that

all questions and quarrels

are cheaply and satisfactorily settled,

and that there is not

one case of

average

Appeal in a

Twelve-month from Consular

decisions to the Court at

Hong Kong, though the

transactions in which foreigners

are concerned

in those ports amount

really

nearly Forty

Millions Sterling annually.

That Hong Kong maintains 30 Barristers and

7 Attorneys and Proctors,

who

are

all represented

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C that they should be pleased with Law reforms whose object was to cheapen, expedite, simplify, and secure the maintenance of rights and the redress of wrongs. That the uncertainties and expenses of Law have long been the opprobrium of the Colony — that Canton, Shanghai, Foochow, Ningpo, Amoy have not a single Lawyer — that all questions and quarrels are cheaply and satisfactorily settled, and that there is not one case of average Appeal in a Twelve-month from Consular decisions to the Court at Hong Kong, though the transactions in which foreigners are concerned in those ports amount really nearly Forty Millions Sterling annually. That Hong Kong maintains 30 Barristers and 7 Attorneys and Proctors, who are all represented
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2. C that they should be pleased with Law: reforms whose object was to cheapen, - expedite, - simplify, and secure the Maintenance of rights and the redices of tr wrongs. That the uncertainties And expenses of Law have long been the opprobrium of the the Colony- that Canton, Shanghai, Poochow y Ningpo, Amoy have not single Lawyer - that all questions and quanels are cheaply. aud 91 saksfactorily settled, - and that there is not one ar c case of average Appeal in a Twelve- month from Consular 3. decisions to the Count at Hong Wong, though the transactions in which- foreigner are Concmer in those ports amount Jo really Junely Torty Ennually Millions Sterling. That Hong Kong mantains / Borristers unid 7 Attorneys and Proctors, who are all represented
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C

that they should be pleased with Law: reforms

whose object was to

cheapen, - expedite, -

simplify, and secure the Maintenance of rights

and the redices of tr

wrongs. That the uncertainties And expenses of Law have

long been the opprobrium of the

the Colony-

that Canton, Shanghai, Poochow y Ningpo, Amoy have not single Lawyer - that

all questions and quanels

are

cheaply.

aud

91

saksfactorily settled, -

and that there is not

one ar

c case of

average

Appeal in a

Twelve-

month from Consular

3.

decisions to the Count at

Hong Wong, though the

transactions in which-

foreigner

are

Concmer

in those ports amount

Jo really

Junely Torty

Ennually Millions Sterling.

That Hong Kong

mantains / Borristers unid

7 Attorneys and Proctors,

who

are

all represented

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