CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4] — Page 153

33.

i..

psward,

Boking for prevard as

Savi Agents,

without bring instructed by

Qu

Attorney

Solicitor, and

that they aftin do so act.

2 . That Interpreters

and others

the

prative

mauve fris from population of this Colony,

And a

tender protinor of advising

theme in Segar, assisting frwordings :

and that this

;

not being "practising : thietly

So called, dors not pruder them amsuable to the aboor mentioned

helieu..

3. That these facts

are notorious..

hace, So.

(Signed) Edward K Stan,

Borstary to the Hongkong Saw Socirty

Thures. copypy Pong Tues-copy

Active Coloniat, Sentary-

(Cory.)

150

Minute by the Reting Colonich berting

ofor the information of This celleney The Governor-

Ou perusing the Seentch of Mr. Secretary Laboucher there can be

no

Mr

question but that he desired further information solely on the question of the introduction of Chinese as Lawyers into the Supreme Court of this Colony, M. Austey was however availed himself of the opportunity this affriced him to make professional Capital by putting himself forward to the Solicitors as their protects against the inroads of the Barristers. It is