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be taken to prevent this Ordinance becoming unduly

oppressive on the Chinese

inhabitants

of the Colony.

Subject to these remarks,

I have to convey to you H.E.'s gracious confirmation and

Office or Individual.

Hong Kong, No. 6634

Endorsed Remarks

Date.

1872 June 28

Last previous Paper.

Your 5440

As on

(Subject)

EC

1872

DOMESTIC.

404

Ordinances to amend the

Constitution and

procedure of the

Supreme Court -

proceedings of the

allowance of the Hongkong

Act: 13 July 1873

Cause for

Cons

25 of 49, Some

39

Ordinance 2 of 1872" to

prevent certain nuisances. But I must impress upon

you the necessity of taking

care that the provisions

of this Ordinance which are

of a very stringent character should not be enforced

in an oppressive manner upon

the Chinese inhabitants

of the Colony

100 3 72-11 & S 5758)

(Minutes.)

M. Holland

4428/6.

As Ponsonby this morning discussed the row of the clauses in the Supreme Court Procedure Car. But until it has been put

into shape it is difficult to say whether the alterations improve the Bill as amended and will do so. Council.-

Ponsonby has undertaken, & Lord Kimberley, during it, to draw up the case with the alteration he proposes, and we can then submit it to the

Collegation Governor & send him to submit it with the Bill there for the consideration. This seems the best plan, & most

likely to secure

an

Efficient Card..

In to the constitution d'ée supreme (aul, I

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