CO129-186 - Public Offices & Others - 1879 — Page 495

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

John Branston Eest

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Afst Under Sec

1356479

481

" of State for the Colonces

Londore

August 25th

1879

In accordance with the instructions contained:

ind,

in

your

letter dated August 7 in

Shave

carefully considered the Report of the Commepeonion

appointed to enquire into certain offices of the Supreme Courtin Honghong and I have

the honour to submit the following

how

observations

theroon for the consideration of the Right Hon.

The Secretary of State for the Colonies

With For the news

Concur

with some

Generally

exprefsed

in the Report I

I cannot entirely appre

of the suggested alterations. It must be remembered that there is great

difficulty in calculating

is sufficient to carry

ort

with nicely what staff

the work of such a

Court as the Supreme Court in

for the reason

Houghong

that it combines the functions

of several distinct Courts, each of which in

England kas a separate staff of officers

In the Cows at

one staff to do a

Honghong there is only

great variety of work

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