CO129-060 - Public Offices - 1856 — Page 273

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed
Series Prev Next

AGE Ordinance

by him + W's commits adopting as full Rule of but certain sections of the Ordinance referred to.

Mr Hammond was also pleased to request that we would take these observations and Papers into our consideration as far as Your Lordship might have to make thereupon.

In obedience thereto we have perused the several Documents submitted to us & have the honour to Report

That we find in the proposed Ordinance several enactments, (particularly clauses 5 & 8) altogether at variance with the Law of England, & not (as it appears to us) justified in their application to the Colony

"That it appears to us desirable as far as possible to keep the Criminal Law in the Colonies & Settlements, in conformity with that of the Mother Country."

"That besides the foregoing objection, it appears to us that some of the enactments of the Ordinance are in themselves objectionable.

That we cannot therefore recommend that the Ordinance in question should receive the sanction of Her Majesty.

We have &c

(signed) (Sealed) J. D. Standing

A. Cockburn

Richard Bethell

Edit History

2026-05-18 07:58:34 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
AGE Ordinance by him + W's commits adopting as full Rule of but certain sections of the Ordinance referred to. Mr Hammond was also pleased to request that we would take these observations and Papers into our consideration as far as Your Lordship might have to make thereupon. In obedience thereto we have perused the several Documents submitted to us & have the honour to Report That we find in the proposed Ordinance several enactments, (particularly clauses 5 & 8) altogether at variance with the Law of England, & not (as it appears to us) justified in their application to the Colony "That it appears to us desirable as far as possible to keep the Criminal Law in the Colonies & Settlements, in conformity with that of the Mother Country." "That besides the foregoing objection, it appears to us that some of the enactments of the Ordinance are in themselves objectionable. That we cannot therefore recommend that the Ordinance in question should receive the sanction of Her Majesty. We have &c (signed) (Sealed) J. D. Standing A. Cockburn Richard Bethell
Baseline (Original)
AGE Ordinance by him + W's fommits adopting as qull Jule of but certain sections of the brolinam refered 5. Mr Hammond was also pleased to request that we would take these observations was Papers into our consideration a farm Your Lall. with any might have to make thereupon. In obedience there to we have perused the scorral Documents submitted to us & have the haw to Report That we find in the proposed Ordinance several enactments, 9.8? ? (particularly miles 5 à 8%, altogether on ave á at mariance with the Law of England, a not ( as it appears to us ) justified in their application to the solony "That it appean tour desirable As at M. F.C. مساء 271 as far as possible to keep the Criminal H. ll's. Colonies & Settlements, Law in conformity with that of the Mother County." "That hoides the fregoing objection, it appears to no that rome of the exactinents of the Ordinance are in themselves obycctionable. That we cannot therefo Nummend that the Ordinance tion should receive the in ques sanction of Her Majesty . We have ete D. (signed) (Sequed) I. d. Standing a. Cockburn Gichard Bethell
2026-05-18 07:58:34 · Baseline
View content

AGE

Ordinance

by him + W's fommits adopting as qull Jule of but certain sections of the brolinam refered 5.

Mr Hammond was also pleased to request that we would take these

observations was

Papers into our consideration a farm Your Lall. with any might have to make thereupon.

In obedience there to we have perused the scorral Documents submitted to us & have the haw

to Report

That we find in the proposed

Ordinance several enactments,

9.8?

?

(particularly miles 5 à 8%, altogether on ave

á

at mariance with the Law of England, a not ( as it appears to us ) justified in their application to the solony

"That it appean tour desirable

As

at M. F.C.

مساء

271

as far as possible to keep the Criminal H. ll's. Colonies & Settlements,

Law in

conformity with that of the Mother County."

"That hoides the fregoing objection, it appears to no that rome of the exactinents of the Ordinance are in themselves obycctionable.

That we cannot therefo Nummend that the Ordinance

tion should receive the

in

ques sanction of Her Majesty .

We have ete

D.

(signed) (Sequed) I. d. Standing

a. Cockburn

Gichard Bethell

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.