experience sufficiently long to insure to us that they will not shortly be greatly modified or added to - and that further legislation may not be necessary.
Unless therefore the Colonial Office should recommend other course I should adopt the recent criminal Acts of England.
I may add that I know of no case of doubt or difficulty to have arisen from the state of the backward Legislation.
It appears to me that there is almost equal reason, for adopting the enactments of a civil nature as for adopting Criminal Law of England in the way proposed.
Considering that Hongkong is a small Colony I think that we should be jealous of much law making here without paramount necessity.
Enclosed I return the letter of the Acting Chief Justice.
I have, &c
(Signed) John Smaly Attorney General.
(True Copy) Mahlerander Arling Colonial Secretary.
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experience sufficiently long to insure to us that they will not shortly be greatly modified or added to - and that further legislation
may
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necessary.
Unless
therefore the Colonial Office should
any
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recommend
other course I should
some
debay in
adopting the recent criminal
Acts of England.
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I may
wo case
add that I know
of doubt
to have arisen from
state of
or difficulty
the backward
Legislation.
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that there
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for
adopting the actments of
a civil nature as
the
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for adopting Criminal Law of
way proposed.
England in the
Considering that Hongkong
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is a small Colony I think that
should be jealous of much law making here without paramount necessity.
Enclosed Ircturn the letter
of the Acting Ching Justice.
I have, &c
(Signed) John Smaly Attorney General.
(burne Copy) Mahlerander
Arling
Colonial Secridung
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