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hearing of the Case and thus nearly the whole day has been practically lost at a period when the time of the Court is overwhelmed with business.
Enclosed I send the letter from the first Clerk in the Magistracy refusing the services of there were a Hakka Interpreter, although two such Interpreters, Hing Tong and Li Acheung, are available. The former, I submit, is not less an Interpreter because he has been raised from being third to second Clerk in the office.
In answer to Mr. Stolmes' query, I received a letter from Mr. My Choy enclosing a letter from the first Clerk stating reasons why no Hakka Interpreter was sent. I enclose copies of these two letters.
The Solicitors whose Case has been postponed have sent a letter to the Registrar, which I enclose, stating their grievance to the Practitioners.
I do not concur with those gentlemen in the view that it is necessary that a permanent Hakka Interpreter should be attached to this Court; but I submit that the Supreme Court has hitherto always had the use of the Interpreters in all inferior Courts, in civil as well as in criminal Cases.
Moreover, I submit that it is incumbent on the Government to provide Hakka Interpreters at its expense, at least for the Supreme Court as for inferior Courts.
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hearing of the Care and thus nearly the whole days have been practically lost at a period when the time
of the Court is overwhelmed with
business.
Enclosed I send the
letter from the first Clerk in the Magistracy refusing the services of
were
there
a Stakka Interpretes although
two ench Interpreters histonghi and Li Acheung available. The former I submit is not less an Interpretes
because he has been raised from brving third to second Clerk is the
office.
In answer to Mr Stolmes
This has been is
fun pr Atential.
he received a letter from Mr My Choy enclosing a letter from the first · Clerk stating reasons why no Hokkai Interpreter nas sent. Senclose copies
of
these two letters.
The Solicitors whose Case
has been postponed have sent the
:
letter to the stetring Registrar which
the grievance to
I enclose stating
the Practitioners.
é do not concur with!
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thore gentlemen in the view that
it is neccetar
that a permanent t«༩<¢«/
Hakka Interpretes should be attached to this fourt; but I submit that the Supreme Court has hither to always
as of right had the use of the Interpreters in all inferior Courts
ris fivit as well as in friminal/
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Cases. Moreover I submit that it is inermibent on the Government. as much to provide stakka Interpreters at its expense as much at least for the Supreme Court as for inferior
Courts,
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