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Law

Officers

Jupreme Court of King Aling. –

we have

In obedience to such request

perused and considered

the

Papers sulmitted to us, and have the Hend

to Report,

that we are of opinim that the Governor of Hong King: legal obligation to obey the Fut peena issued from the Supreme Court, - there is

in under

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سلام میں

qualification. in the Subpoena Clause

of the Ordins

Ordinance

by which the court is

Constituted similar

the Governor.

Chu d

10 that in favour of

Chief Justice when they

Out f

sued for

dern and

or other matter

material

10

the

ترجم

of complaint under the Inveep Clause,

and it seems highly reasonable that if

knowledge of any facts

administration of Justice exist with the

Governor he should be bound to disclose

them.

in

i! saving all just exo

case of a refusal to attend, an attachment

exceptions) Wiether

could issue against the Governor, may be

mure

tful, we incline to think it

doubtful,

could not, as ito issue

might

be held to be

contrary to Public. Policy. – But we

my po circa OF

why he might

with the leave

not in such

#ep

0.0. Je

the Court) be sued

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any special damages his wilful absence might have excasioned.- With reference

to the prevent case, we think when

vey ations and unfounded action

For Officer of brught against a

A vas

the

brown for acts done in the discharge of

his duty, He had

er

right to expect =

every assistance from the Governo both

in the wa

way of testimony

We are.

Sir.

and otherwise.

Your obedient Servants.

Euchard Brthell Honeys. Keating