CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894 — Page 75

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but that they

of the

were

also Officials

the Colonial Supreme Court, and in that capacity received salaries

from

Colonial Funds

That the Act came into force

in Hong Kong

The 1st July 1891,

and that there were up to that date

a. Judge.

Registrar, a Deputy

Registrar, and a Marshal of the

Crest. That

де

Vice Admiralty these the judge. In James Russell who was also Chief Justice of the Colony, had since died, the Regishar M. Ackroyd had been promoted to be a Puione fudge of the Pupreme Court, the Deputy Registrar. Mr. Sangster. Haziland

and the Marshal, thr

were Officials of the

Supreme

Supreme Court holding the same.

position in that Court as

they did

before the abolition of the Vice Admiralty

Court; and were capable of discharging

the same functions discharged

Marshal.

az

ad

they formerly

Deputy Registrar

aud

That it was supposed in the

Colonial Office that the offect of the to change the Vice Admiralty

was

Act fees into Count fees of the Supreme out in ito Admurally jurisdiction, which like other Court fees acived from suitors by the Oficials of the Suprant Court would, if taken in cash, be carried into the Colonial Treasury

and form part of the Colonial Revenue, or if taken in stamps

would