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the Treaty of Tientsin are conducted in the magistrates Court in the Colony.

that

In reply I am to request

you

will state to hin

H. Holland that is Lordship

concurs in his view that

an endeavour should be

made to improve the

the present procedure, and in the proposal

that all such cases should

be at once

brought before.

the Supreme Count instead

of before a magistrate.

I am therefore

therefore to suggest

for the consideration of his

H. Holland that instructions be sent to the Government of Hongbong to cause a draft Ordinance to be prepared in the colony for carrying out the above proposal, and to transmit the Draft home for the approval of Her Majesty's Government. The original inclosures which accompanied your

letter

J

are returned herewith.

am, sir,

your most obedunt humble servant

Pauncepte

H.