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Enclosure 2.

Chief Justice to Governor of Hong-Kong.

Sir,

Supreme Court,

C. O.

18657

SEP 31

756

Hong-Kong, 10th April 1839.

In reply to Your Excellency's letter

of the 28th of March I have the honour to make the following

observations in which Mr. Justice Clarke concurs.

Section 79 of the Civil Procedure Code

Ordinance 13 of 1873 states how the law of prisonert

for debt is to be enforced alle it appears that this law is

taken from the Act of 1358 of the Indian Civil Coue.

Jub-section or Section 79 or Úruinance

15 of 1973 enacts that any person in confinement under a

decree may apply to the Court for his alscharge. The application should contain a full account of all the proper-

ty of whatever nature belonging to the applicant whether in expectancy or in possession and whether hela exclusively

in trust by himself or jointly with others or by othersin for him (except the necessary wearing apparel of himself

an his family and the necessary implements of his trace)

fut

ne of the places respectly where such property is to be found and such application shall be subscribed by the

applicant and verified on affidavit.

section.

The following makes provision for the

A

creaitor being furnished with a list of y assets belonging

to the debtor and he is required to take them or shew that

the