CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3] — Page 109

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are mentioned and comprised in the 28th Article of an Order in Council issued on the 3rd of March, 1839: The Jurisdiction given is both Concurrent and appellate - but by another Order in Council dated 23rd January, 1860, (Seven days before the date of the Letters Patent) the order of March, 1839, was revoked and Cancelled

The Consuls are therefore acting under the Authority of one order in Council, whilst my jurisdiction to hear appeals from the Consular decisions is, by the Letters Patent, limited to another order which has already been repealed.

There is at this moment in Hongkong a gentleman who is desirous of commencing an Action against a British functionary in Japan in respect of a matter arising out of the provisions of the Order in Council of January 1860 - but I am not in a position to try the Case, nor shall I be until the Letters Patent are amended.

I beg also to observe that no notification whatever has been made in Hong Kong of the issue of the Order in Council of January 1860 revoking that of March, 1839 - the only announcement of it being contained in a newspaper published at Shanghai and which is declared to be the official Organ of Her Britannic Majesty's

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2 187 100 Ą are mentioned and comprised in the 28th Article of an Order in Council issued on the 3rd of March, 1839: The Jurisdiction given is both Concurrent and appellate - but by another Order in Council dated 23rd January, 1860, (Seven days before the date of the Letters Patent) the order of March, 1839, was revoked and Cancelled The Consuls are therefore acting under the Authority of one order in Council, whilst my jurisdiction to hear appeals from the Consular decisions is, by the Letters Patent, limited to another order which has already been repealed. There is at this moment in Hongkong a gentleman who is desirous of commencing an Action against a British functionary in Japan in respect of a matter arising out of the provisions of the Order in Council of January 1860 - but I am not in a position to try the Case, nor shall I be until the Letters Patent are amended. I beg also to observe that no notification whatever has been made in Hong Kong of the issue of the Order in Council of January 1860 revoking that of March, 1839 - the only announcement of it being contained in a newspaper published at Shanghai and which is declared to be the official Organ of Her Britannic Majesty's

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2 187 100 Ą are mentioned and comprised in the 28th Article of an Order in Corneil | issued on the 3rd of March, 1839: The 2 Jurisdiction given is both Concurrent and appellate - but by another- Order in Council dated 23rd January, 1860, (Seven days before the date of the Letters Patent) the order of March, 1839, was revoked and Cancelled" The Consuls are therefore Reting under the Authority of one order in Council, whilst my juris a my jurisdiction to hear. appeals from the Consular decisions is, by the Letters Patent, limitted to another order which has already, been repeated. There is at this moment in 13 Longtong a gentleman who is desirous Action against a of commencing an British functiona. 4 in Japan in 4. respect of a matter arising out of the -provisions of the order in Conneil of January 1860- but I am not in a position to try the Case, nor shall I be until the Setters Patent are amended. I beg also to observe that no~ notification whatever has been made Hong Kong of the issue of the Order in Council of January 1860 revoking that of March, 1839- the only- announcement of it being contained in a newspaper published at Shanghai and which is declared to be the official Organ of Her Britannic Majesty's E

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187

100

are mentioned and comprised in the 28th Article of an Order in Corneil

issued on the 3rd of March, 1839: The 2 Jurisdiction given is both Concurrent and appellate - but by another- Order in Council dated 23rd January, 1860, (Seven days before the date of the Letters Patent) the order of March,

1839, was revoked and Cancelled"

The Consuls are

therefore Reting under

the Authority of one order in Council,

whilst my juris a

my jurisdiction to hear.

appeals from the Consular decisions is, by the Letters Patent, limitted to another order which has already, been repeated.

There is at this moment in

Longtong

a gentleman who is desirous Action against a

of commencing

British functiona. 4 in Japan in

respect of a matter arising out of the -provisions of the order in Conneil of January 1860- but I am not in a position to try the Case, nor shall I be until the Setters Patent are amended.

I beg also to observe that no~ notification whatever has been made

Hong Kong of the issue of the Order in Council of January 1860 revoking that of March, 1839- the only- announcement of it being contained in a newspaper published at Shanghai and which is declared to be the official Organ of Her Britannic Majesty's

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