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same time as the grant of such brown lea been surveyed and staked out by the Survey General of Hong Kong the Honorable S. M. Price as such Surveyor General-

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Having already suffered wrongly must ask your Lordship to cause this man to be proceeded with without delay-

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If it would be of service I would forw to your Lordship a Copy of the Petition. I sen

hearing from you that I might do so. Your Lordship is probably aware of the fact that through the Officials of Hongtion continually taking up acting appointing. injury is caused to Her Majesty's subject. by the reversal of acts and Sudgments the have given in other capacities.-

In the present case I may mention Mr. Mz 6. I. Ackroyd whose real office is Registrar of the Supreme Court of Honghong and who in Registrar of the Court at the hearing of the suit and who as such Registrar is also han officer and was such Land Officer at the tim the Crown hease was granted. to me..

In later proceedings in the Suit and dur the absence of the Chief Justice Sir George Phillippo in Japan Mr. Ackroyd sat as tot Chief Justice and made orders in the suc as such Acting Chief Justice-

Since the departure of the Honorable 6.6 Malley Mr. Ackroyd

Acting Attor General and as such legal adviser of the

is now

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Crown and will now have to report to your Lordship on the Petition and on his own Acts_

In these various capacities and particularly in his Acting Appointments as Acting Chiaf, Justice and Acting Suione Judge during the absence of the Chief Justice in Japan Mr. Ackroyd acted quite contrary to the views he took in the matter devring the absence of the Chief Justice in Japan-

At the present stage of the proceedings Mr. Ackroyd as Acting Attorney General will now have to report to your Lordship on this case and on his own Acts as Registar of the Court, hand Officer, Acting Suisne Judge and as such acting Chlef Eustice..

regret having to speak to your Lordship so plainly how this matter has been dealt with in Hongtong but as it seems the Petition is being kept back in Honghong by Her Majesty's legal advisers

I have to do so. –

Under the circumstances I would

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ask your Lordship to cause a to be sent to Stony hong asking the reason why the Patition has not yet been forwarded

long a lapse of time._

I have the honor to be

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Your Lordships. most humble Farvaut Matthew. !? D. Stephens

To The Right Honorable

Her Majesty' Principal Secretary

of State for the Colonies.

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