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It is desirable that the Governor of Hong Kong, in conjunction with the Land Officers, be directed to prepare and forward to this country for confirmation by Her Majesty in Council the draft additional Rules and Regulations and a table of fees with a view to furnishing the Vice Admiralty Court with the means to dispose in a summary and inexpensive manner of these small practical cases.

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I am to acquaint you, for the information of My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that they are in opinion concurred with by Rothery.

I remain, &c.,

M. Ellert

24 August

To the Secretary,

Sir ...

Admiralty Registry, Doctors Commons

20th Aug. 1860

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th June last, (2), transmitting copy of one from Her Majesty's Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated the 8th of that month, with its enclosures in original, relative to an Ordinance which had been issued by the Government of Hong Kong with the object of securing a readier and less expensive mode of distributing private property recaptured from Pirates, but which Ordinance cannot be allowed to remain in force in consequence of its being at variance with the Imperial Act of the 13th & 14th Vic., cap. 26, Sect. 5, and stating that, as it is desired to find some other means to the Admiralty...

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It is desirable that the Governor of Hong Kong, in conjunction with the Land Officers, be directed to prepare and forward to this country for confirmation by Her Majesty in Council the draft additional Rules and Regulations and a table of fees with a view to furnishing the Vice Admiralty Court with the means to dispose in a summary and inexpensive manner of these small practical cases. ... I am to acquaint you, for the information of My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that they are in opinion concurred with by Rothery. I remain, &c., M. Ellert 24 August To the Secretary, Sir ... Admiralty Registry, Doctors Commons 20th Aug. 1860 I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th June last, (2), transmitting copy of one from Her Majesty's Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated the 8th of that month, with its enclosures in original, relative to an Ordinance which had been issued by the Government of Hong Kong with the object of securing a readier and less expensive mode of distributing private property recaptured from Pirates, but which Ordinance cannot be allowed to remain in force in consequence of its being at variance with the Imperial Act of the 13th & 14th Vic., cap. 26, Sect. 5, and stating that, as it is desired to find some other means to the Admiralty...
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I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the ofthe June last, (2), transmitting Copy, of one from Her Majesty's Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated the 8th of that mouth,

with its inclosures in original, relative to an Ordinance, which had been issued by the

and less

expensive mode

Gove unent of Hong Kong with the object of securing a radier of distributing private property recaptured from Pirates, but which Ordinance cannot be allowed to remain in force in conser

of it's being

act

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consequen

at variance with the Imperial

the 13th 14th Vic:

+ 14th Vic: cup 26 Sect 5, and stating

that, as it is desired to find some other

to the Admiraly

means

Doug

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