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nearly fourfold during that period - the number of Civil and Criminal Cases tried in 1850 being 7,352, against only 1,922 in the year 1851.
The Magisterial business further is still daily increasing on the increase in consequence of the rapid growth of the population and the recent acquisition of Kowloon; it has therefore become necessary either to appoint a third Police Magistrate or to devise some means for relieving the existing two magistrates from some of the cases which at present come before them. The Chief Justice also, in consequence mainly of the great increase in the number of cases sent for trial here from the Consular Ports in China and Japan, has more work on his hands than he can properly get through; and there being no one to take his place in his absence, when recently his health ...
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ucarly fourfold during that
period _ the number
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Civil
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and Criminal Cares tried
in 1850 being 7,352, against only 1922 in the
year
1851.
The Magisterial business
further is still daily
increase
on
the
cccense in consequence of
the rapid growth of the
ropulation and the recent
acquisition of
Kowloon; it
has therefore become necessary
either to appoint Police Magistrate
some means
a
third
to devise
for relieving
from
some
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the
cases which
the existing two magistrates
at present come
before them. The Chief Justice alss
in consequence mainly of
the
great increase in the number
of
eases
sent
for
trial here
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from the Consular Ports in China and Japan has
more work on
wow
his hands than
he can properly get through; and there being
мо
one to
take his place in his
absence,
when
the state
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recently
his health
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