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of Civil Jurisdiction is given to these Magistrates all such Jurisdiction being transferred to the Court of Summary Jurisdiction intended to be created by Ordinance Ney of 1562. The other provisions of the Ordinance

are much

a

according to previous enactments.

to the Murine

giving.

Clause 13 Magistrate the power of a Police Magistrate will facilitate the administration of Justice and prevent a reference in many cases

of futty Marine Crimes and Misdemeanours to the Police

Court.

(Signed) John Smale. Hongkong, March 31, 1862.

(True Copy)

Maalexande

Mcting Colonial Secretary.

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of Copy)

Summary of Ordinance No2 7 of 1862

The increase of the business in

the Supreme Court arising from various

Causes rendered it necessary

Court of part of its functions.

It

Mas

to relieve that

thought that the desired

Aid could best be rendered to the Supreme

bout by constituting a separate Court for

recovery of small debts similar in some?

respects

to the

County

Court's in England,

and that at the same time the Police Comt might be relieved, by a transfer to this - Summary Jurisdiction of the livil - Jurisdiction heretofore given to the attagistratu

A Summary Jurisdiction Court

Mbagistrales

with a Judge thereof is therefore constituted