CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 763

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Acting Chief Justice to Officer

Rece Administering the SEP OL

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Sir,

Government Hong-Kong.

Supreme Court,

Hong-Kong, 13th July ISVI.

I have the honour to acknowlege me

Your Excellency's letter of the 26th ultimo transitting

to me copies of the reports of Sir George Philippo anu

Sir James Russell on the question of the woolition of

imprisonment for ucut in this Colony.

In answer thereto Ihave the honour to

state that the opinions therein contained agai..st the abo-

lition of imprisonment for debt are still valic and that

I do not recommend any change. The number of prisoners

detained for debt this day is six.

I am of opinion that were the law of

the Colony in this respect assimilated to that of England

the number would be greater.

Coue

The Sections of the Civil Procsaure

cited by Sir James Russell in his report of the 10th

of April 1889 afford summary and sufficient relief to any

I have &, one detained for debt.

(Signea) E. J. Ackroyd,

Acting Chief Justice.

H. E. Major General G. bigoy Barker, C. 5.

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