CO129-175 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [9-12] — Page 380

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I venture to make this application on the following grounds:

I shall have been in the Colonial Service in February 1877 five years; resident at Singapore for 3 years, and Hongkong for 3 years, and during that time I have only had vacation leave on one occasion for 4 weeks and on the other for five weeks.

These two absences happened in the Straits, and during the 3 years of my residence at Hongkong I have had no vacation leave, and have been only absent from the Colony for 4 days (at Macao in 1875) and 6 days this season.

During the ordinary vacation periods of the Supreme Court, I have had to take the work of the Summary Jurisdiction side of the Supreme Court as usual. It is kept open all the year round; and also the Equitable jurisdiction side is for many purposes never closed.

The circumstances of the Colony render it so inconvenient to suitors to close the Court at all that the Chief ...

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for ten (10) weeks at some time in the spring of next year 1877, during April, May, and June, such leave being contingent on the state of the business in the Supreme Court and the circumstances of the Colony. I venture to make this application on the following grounds: I shall have been in the Colonial Service in February 1877 five years; resident at Singapore for 3 years, and Hongkong for 3 years, and during that time I have only had vacation leave on one occasion for 4 weeks and on the other for five weeks. These two absences happened in the Straits, and during the 3 years of my residence at Hongkong I have had no vacation leave, and have been only absent from the Colony for 4 days (at Macao in 1875) and 6 days this season. During the ordinary vacation periods of the Supreme Court, I have had to take the work of the Summary Jurisdiction side of the Supreme Court as usual. It is kept open all the year round; and also the Equitable jurisdiction side is for many purposes never closed. The circumstances of the Colony render it so inconvenient to suitors to close the Court at all that the Chief ...

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for ten (10) weeks at some time in the spring of next year 1877, during April, May, and Such leave June, luch being contingent on the State of the business in the Supreme Court and the circumstances of the Colones. I venture to make thes application on the following grounds I shall have been in the Colonial Service in February 1877 five years; resident at Singapore for lus, and Houghing for 3 years, and during that time I have only had ~ vacation leave tree on one occasion - 4 weeks and on the other for five weeks. other for These two absences happened. in the Straits, and during 375 the 3 years of any residence at Stougtong I have had no vacation leave, and > have been only absent 4 from the Colony for 4 days > ( at Macao in 1875 and 6 days this seas. During the ordinary vacation periods of the Supreme Court. I have had to take the work of the Summary Ride of the Supreme Court as usual_ It it kept open all the year round; and also the Engival jurisdiction side it for many purposes closed. hever The circumstances of the Colony render it so inconvenient to suitors to close the Covert at all that the Chief any. 10

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for ten (10) weeks at some time in the spring of next year 1877, during April, May, and Such leave

June, luch

being contingent on the State of the business in the Supreme

Court and

the circumstances of the Colones.

I venture to make thes

application

on the following grounds

I shall have been in the Colonial

Service in February 1877 five years; resident at Singapore for lus, and Houghing for 3 years, and during

that time I have only had ~

vacation leave tree on one occasion

4 weeks and on the other

for five weeks.

other for

These two absences happened.

in the Straits,

and

during

375

the 3

years of any residence at Stougtong I have had no vacation leave, and

have been only

absent

4 from

the Colony

for 4 days

(

at Macao in 1875 and

6 days this seas.

During the ordinary vacation periods of the Supreme Court. I have

had to take the work of the Summary

Ride

of the Supreme Court as usual_ It it kept open all the year round; and also the Engival jurisdiction side it for many purposes

closed.

hever

The circumstances of the Colony

render it so inconvenient to suitors

to close the Covert at all that the

Chief

any. 10

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