CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7] — Page 267

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public servants under writs of execution, I have the honor to transmit the subjoined report of the Attorney General, showing the state of the law in this matter in Hongkong:-

According to the law of this Colony the salaries of public servants are liable to attachment in execution of a decree of the Supreme Court. The attachment would be made by an order prohibiting the public servant from receiving and the Treasurer from passing the salary due, but this is done only with the consent of the Attorney General. I do not recollect any case of the kind having occurred since I have been here.

In cases of a public officer becoming bankrupt, the head of his department may officially sanction that a portion of his salary be paid to the Assignee in payment of the bankrupt's debts.

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258 public servants under writs of execution, I have the honor to transmit the subjoined report of the Attorney General, showing the state of the law in this matter in Hongkong:- According to the law of this Colony the salaries of public servants are liable to attachment in execution of a decree of the Supreme Court. The attachment would be made by an order prohibiting the public servant from receiving and the Treasurer from passing the salary due, but this is done only with the consent of the Attorney General. I do not recollect any case of the kind having occurred since I have been here. In cases of a public officer becoming bankrupt, the head of his department may officially sanction that a portion of his salary be paid to the Assignee in payment of the bankrupt's debts.
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public servants under writs of execution, I have the honor to

transmit the subjoined report of the Astomers. Beneral, showing the

State of the kans

ab

law

Hongkong:-

this matter

According to the law of

"this Colony the salaries of public

Servants an liatér to attachment

in execution of

a decree of the

•Supreme Court. The attachment

would be made

made by an order prohibiting the public servant

"from receiving and the final

"Treasures foors passing

the

Salary dus, but this is done

of

"only with the consent *Astorney General. I do moti

سلااا

"recollect

any

case of the kind

•having occurred since I have

Men have.

"I'm cass of

public

"Officer becoming Bankrupt the

after such portion

"loust

of had

may

his salary as the bead of his "department way officially

"sanction to be paid to the

•Assignee in

payment of the

amy caus

bankrupt's debts. É should

frus if

The kind have happened

this dolores ains that heads

"invarvie that

"of

پیمان را

of

deparhais

"only

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