CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12] — Page 55

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50.

"do sit in adjudication of offences against Ordinance 8 of 1866.

without

- having at last one

dictionary.

Indduce a recent fact

Corroborating the necessity for

this measure this day in the

Police Court it was stated and

not contradicted that in Sword, the word "Abut "does not

mean to end at- or - to border- upon but means, to rest on . or to be superposed . Would the lawyer who urged this have ventured such brash in the Supreme

Court? Would he have hazarded it in the Police Court had it not been

known there was no

dictionary on the Bench ?

I have no further remark,

to offer but have the honour to subscribe

Myself

Your obedient servant,

(Signed) Williams Camper

Acting Surveyor General.

(The Copy)

Colonial Secretary,

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50. "do sit in adjudication of offences against Ordinance 8 of 1866. without - having at last one dictionary. Indduce a recent fact Corroborating the necessity for this measure this day in the Police Court it was stated and not contradicted that in Sword, the word "Abut "does not mean to end at- or - to border- upon but means, to rest on . or to be superposed . Would the lawyer who urged this have ventured such brash in the Supreme Court? Would he have hazarded it in the Police Court had it not been known there was no dictionary on the Bench ? I have no further remark, to offer but have the honour to subscribe Myself Your obedient servant, (Signed) Williams Camper Acting Surveyor General. (The Copy) Colonial Secretary,
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51 52 50. "do sit in adjudication of offences against Ordinance & of 1866. without - having at last one dictionary. Indduce a recent fact Corroborating the necessity for this measure this day in the Police Court it was stated and Sword, the word "Abut "does not tream to end at- or - to border- upon but means, to rest on . or to be superposed . Would the lawyer whe urged this have ventured_ such brash in the Suprem ome Court? Would he have hazarded it in the police. Court had it not 15 known there was no on the Bench ? dictionary I have no further remark, to offer but have the to subscribe Myself Your, se:, (Signed) Williams Camper Acting Surveyor General. (The Copy) Colonial Secretary,
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50.

"do sit in adjudication of offences against Ordinance & of 1866.

without

- having at last one

dictionary.

Indduce a recent fact

Corroborating the necessity for

this measure this day in the

Police Court it was stated and

Sword, the word "Abut "does not

tream to end at- or - to border- upon but means, to rest on . or to be superposed . Would the lawyer whe urged this have ventured_ such brash in the Suprem

ome

Court? Would he have hazarded it in the police. Court had it not

15

known there was no

on the Bench ?

dictionary

I have no further remark,

to offer but have the to subscribe

Myself

Your, se:,

(Signed) Williams Camper

Acting Surveyor General.

(The Copy)

Colonial Secretary,

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