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Hongkong Confidential

2nd November, 1880.

Governor For John Hope Hennessy, K.C.

to

The Right Honourable

The Earl of Kimberley

Transmitting an opinion of the Attorney General regarding Mr Justice Snowden's decision on the right of the Judges, to sit in Chambers in Probate and Bankruptcy cases.

(Copy)

rrot d 10. 2996

Opinion of the Attorney General on Mr. Justice Snowden's decision

The paper referred to is a statement of the strict legal grounds upon which Mr. Justice Snowden's decision or judgment is based. It is as much a reference to a case before the Court as it is to the nature of a public statement from the bench of the grounds upon which Judges considered that they were warranted in taking certain Probate and Bankruptcy business at Chambers instead of in open Court.

As regards Probate jurisdiction, the question of the right of the Court to sit at Chambers is free...

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Hongkong Confidential 2nd November, 1880. Governor For John Hope Hennessy, K.C. to The Right Honourable The Earl of Kimberley Transmitting an opinion of the Attorney General regarding Mr Justice Snowden's decision on the right of the Judges, to sit in Chambers in Probate and Bankruptcy cases. (Copy) rrot d 10. 2996 Opinion of the Attorney General on Mr. Justice Snowden's decision The paper referred to is a statement of the strict legal grounds upon which Mr. Justice Snowden's decision or judgment is based. It is as much a reference to a case before the Court as it is to the nature of a public statement from the bench of the grounds upon which Judges considered that they were warranted in taking certain Probate and Bankruptcy business at Chambers instead of in open Court. As regards Probate jurisdiction, the question of the right of the Court to sit at Chambers is free... One Enclosure C.
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Hongkong bonfidential 2nd November, 1880. Governor For John Hope Hennessy, K.C. to The Right Honourable "The Earl of Kimberley Transmitting an opinion of the Attorney General regarding Mr Justice Snowden's decision on the right of the Judges, to sit in Chambers in Probate and Bankruptcy cases. (Copy) rrot d 10. 2996 Opinion of the onttorney General on 424 Mr. Justice Snowden's decision The paper referred. the strict legal the term 414 to is of A decision or a judgment it lend reference is as much to tra s azy i n a s 27 0 case before the Court. It the nature of a public thu statement from the bench of the grounds upon which Judges considered that they were warranted in taking certain Probate and Bankruptcy business at Chambers instead of in open Court. As regards Probate jurisdiction to the right of the question AV Court to sit at Chambers. the is free One Enclosure from C.
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Hongkong bonfidential

2nd November, 1880.

Governor For John Hope Hennessy, K.C.

to

The Right Honourable

"The Earl of Kimberley

Transmitting an opinion of the Attorney General regarding Mr Justice Snowden's decision on the right of the Judges, to sit in Chambers in Probate and

Bankruptcy cases.

(Copy)

rrot

d 10. 2996

Opinion of the onttorney General on 424

Mr. Justice Snowden's decision

The paper referred. the strict legal

the term

414

to

is

of

A

decision

or a

judgment

it lend

reference

is as

much

to

tra s

azy

i n

a s

27 0

case before the Court. It the nature of a public

thu

statement from the bench of the grounds upon which Judges considered that they were

warranted in taking certain

Probate and Bankruptcy

business

at Chambers instead of in open Court.

As regards Probate jurisdiction

to the right of

the question

AV

Court to sit at Chambers.

the

is free

One Enclosure

from

C.

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