CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10] — Page 100

that year. The changes introduced by the local Legislature appear to have been of a most important and beneficial character experially as regards the practice and procedures of the Supreme Court and the administation of civil andpriminal justice.

Ordinances 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 and

15 had either been passed at too lose a period in the pear to afford sufficient simme for obtaining the approval of the Queen

thereto on were required

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to stand the test of trish

test of before being confirmed.

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5. The Registrar Generals

department was towards the love of the year again theselves placed under

1. Mr. Caldwell Meanin whose knowledge of the Chinese charackr and local dialects render him

in my humble opinion not only the Colonial Officer best suited for this particular office but also the most necessary servant of the