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3294015

The

Lir

4577

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RECEIVED Council Office, Whitehall

30 April, 1872.

MAY 1 1872

Sam directed by the Lord President of the Council to acknowledge the receipt of the Earl of Kimberley's letter of the 20 instant transmitting a Copy of a further letter from the Attorney General of Hongkong on the subject of Appeals from that Colony

In that letter the Attorney General suggests that the Supreme Court of Hong Kong should have power in a certain class of Cases to grant special leave to appeal, although the sum in dispute might be below the appealable amount, and especially in regard to important questions of constitutional and international Law which he says arise more frequently in

Hongkong

Under Secretary of State Colonial Office

Board

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3294015 The Lir 4577 170 RECEIVED Council Office, Whitehall 30 April, 1872. MAY 1 1872 Sam directed by the Lord President of the Council to acknowledge the receipt of the Earl of Kimberley's letter of the 20 instant transmitting a Copy of a further letter from the Attorney General of Hongkong on the subject of Appeals from that Colony In that letter the Attorney General suggests that the Supreme Court of Hong Kong should have power in a certain class of Cases to grant special leave to appeal, although the sum in dispute might be below the appealable amount, and especially in regard to important questions of constitutional and international Law which he says arise more frequently in Hongkong Under Secretary of State Colonial Office Board Trad End 34 jeers
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3294015 The Lir 4577 170 RECEV Conneil Offre, Whitchall 30 April, 1872. MAY I 1872 Sam directed by the Lord President of the Commeil to acknowledge. the receipt of the Earl of Kimberley, letter of the 20 instant transmitting. a Copy of a further letter from the Attorney General of Hongkong on the subject of Appeals from that Colony In that litter the Attorney General suspects that the ripreme Court of Hong kong thould have power in a certain Laps of Cases to grant specal leave to appeal, Elthough the sum in dispute might be below the appealable Wint, and hergers exspecially to important questions of constitutionn and international Law which he says arise more pequently in Hongkong Under Secretary of stata Colonial Office Boardi Trad End 34 jeers
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3294015

The

Lir

4577

170

RECEV Conneil Offre, Whitchall

30 April, 1872.

MAY I 1872

Sam directed by the Lord President of the Commeil to acknowledge. the receipt of the Earl of Kimberley, letter of the 20 instant transmitting. a Copy of a further letter from the Attorney General of Hongkong on the subject of Appeals from that Colony

In that litter the Attorney General suspects that the ripreme Court of Hong kong thould have power in a certain Laps of Cases to grant specal leave to appeal, Elthough the sum in dispute might be below the appealable Wint, and hergers exspecially to important questions of constitutionn and international Law which he says arise more pequently in

Hongkong

Under Secretary of stata Colonial Office

Boardi

Trad

End

34

jeers

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