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me since

for the Court of Summary Jurisdiction as

revised by The Meeting of the Executive Council at which it was resolved that the clauses extending the Jurisdiction of the Court should be struck

out. The Ordenance

contains

ce as so amended:

less than 48 Sections

and 3 schedules, all of which are

by

sidered very the whole of the Legal

· Profession in Hong Kong including Mr Ball himself-

desirable Provisions

The original limits of the Jurisdiction of his Court are left intact by this Ordinance and therefore any discussion

as to his claim to

ar

increase

of Salary is precluded, while

Ordinance for the

the

Dupreme Court which I have

the

prepared will confer Tublic all the benefits which he considers they have a right to demand.

(Signed) Julian Pounceft,

Attorney General, 6th January 18/1.

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(True Copy)

Sendaine Archi

Colonial Secretary.

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