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and that such offences would notwithstanding the Ordinance to which

the Report referred be still triable only under the provisions of 12×13

Vict: c. 96.

The conclusion was that this

Ordinance would not

enable the new court

(without jury) to try

Piracies not committed

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not in fact be triable under the provisions of 12 × 13 Vict:c.96.

The doubt application

of the 28 x 29 Vict: cap: 63 no doubt merely

relates to Courts

of

Request having authority justice exercising within the jurisdiction authority within the of that Legislation. But

it appears

the point of instituting that Court (whether

in Hong Kong Waters, and especially not with a

with a jury.

by the Governor with

Lord Carnarvon

is desirous however

of bringing under your consideration the question whether sending trial under the provisions of the Ordinance would

not

in such a shape of a

proper jurisdiction of the Colonial Legislature. But it appears to give

to such Colonial

Legislature the power

best not application

to the peculiar condition of the Colony

the

of modifying Constitution and procedure

of

their Courts of Justice as the Legislature

may find best for the

peculiar

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Off and that such offences would notwithstanding the Ordinance to which the Report referred be still triable only under the provisions of 12×13 Vict: c. 96. The conclusion was that this Ordinance would not enable the new court (without jury) to try Piracies not committed Page 48 not in fact be triable under the provisions of 12 × 13 Vict:c.96. The doubt application of the 28 x 29 Vict: cap: 63 no doubt merely relates to Courts of Request having authority justice exercising within the jurisdiction authority within the of that Legislation. But it appears the point of instituting that Court (whether in Hong Kong Waters, and especially not with a with a jury. by the Governor with Lord Carnarvon is desirous however of bringing under your consideration the question whether sending trial under the provisions of the Ordinance would not in such a shape of a proper jurisdiction of the Colonial Legislature. But it appears to give to such Colonial Legislature the power best not application to the peculiar condition of the Colony the of modifying Constitution and procedure of their Courts of Justice as the Legislature may find best for the peculiar
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Off and that such offences would noturthstanding the Ordinance to which the Report referred be still treable only under the provisions of 12×13 Veet: c. 96. The conclus "scon was that this. Ordmance would not enable the new court (without ferry) to try Peracies not committed mail wars the latin alme, only tha ho Ambi Connial Legislatur to constitute Cauti d 48 not in fact be tual under the porrsions of 12 × 13 Vect:e.96. Me doit atplicatin of the 28 x 29 Feet: cap: 63 no doubt merely relates to Courts of Zveitin having authen's justice exercising within the jurisdiction authority within the of that Legislation. But it appear A the poun of unstituting that fount (whethe in Hong Kong Waters, and expercally not with a with a far by thon Rivaines with Lord Carnarvon a a Jury. is deserous however. of bringing under your consideration the question whether sendes trial under the provisions of the Ordinance would not in such a shape of a poper jurisdiction of the Colonial Legedature. But it after to give to such & Colonial thepulation by deem Legislature the power best not applicat to the pecution condin tion of the Colony the of modifying Constitution and procedure of There Courts of Justice as the Legislature may find best for the peculiar
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and that such offences would noturthstanding the Ordinance to which

the Report referred be still treable only under the provisions of 12×13

Veet: c. 96.

The conclus

"scon was that this.

Ordmance would not

enable the new court

(without ferry) to try

Peracies not committed

mail wars the

latin alme, only tha

ho Ambi

Connial Legislatur

to constitute Cauti d

48

not in fact be tual under the porrsions of 12 × 13 Vect:e.96.

Me doit atplicatin

of the 28 x 29 Feet: cap: 63 no doubt merely

relates to Courts

of

Zveitin having authen's justice exercising within the jurisdiction authority within the of that Legislation. But

it appear

A

the poun of unstituting that fount (whethe

in Hong Kong Waters, and expercally not with a with a far

by thon Rivaines with

Lord Carnarvon

a

a Jury.

is deserous however.

of bringing under your consideration the question whether sendes trial under the provisions of the Ordinance would

not

in such a shape of a

poper jurisdiction of the Colonial Legedature. But it after to give

to such & Colonial

thepulation by deem Legislature the power

best not applicat

to the pecution condin tion of the Colony

the

of modifying Constitution and procedure

of

There Courts of Justice as the Legislature

may find best for the

peculiar

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