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Court of Summary Jurisdiction,

Hong Kong, 5th January, 18-/1.

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compelled to decline jurisdiction

my return I have been

ground that

several cases upon the

Ordinance Nz / of 1862 confers upon

me

the power to decide matters at Common law only.

The consequence of this decision

is that parties whose claims

ar l

cognizable by a Court of Equity meest

either, at

an

enormous cost resort to the

Supreme Court, or, which

The Honorable

The Colonial Secretary,

every

one to

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