CO129-180 - Public Offices & Others - 1877 — Page 280

us the China Excle, and the Pasign

Perisdiction Atols, by exerting two

Consrelat separate le prone to curls, the one for depreme Courts,

(hina, and the other for Japan, and

by constituting with the concurrener. of the Colonial Effice an intermediale

fourt of Appeal for Thina, Japan, and

Hongkone, which should be con rose-

of the thief Justice of the Supreme ("uri" of that Colony, and the judges of the two he preme insular fourts

above.

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This scheme se jou as regards

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proposed jourt of Appeal being dependent

on the approval and conceverence of

the

Colonial Office, Fam to request that

you

will be good enough to lay it before the Earl of Carmarion, for his consideration, lagetha with the following observations.

Owing to the great expense and delay of an appeal to the Prung founcil, the establishment of a locat intermediati: fourt of Appeal, has

long been advocated by Persons

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