CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12] — Page 499

and to him only in so far as sus- -pension from office is concerned, fvide s. 11. of Ordinance No 12 of 1873) that they do not belong to any department, that they themselves. -constitute the Supreme Court in the strict meaning of that term, foide S. 11 of Ordinance No 12 of 1873), and

that they are included in the Estimates, Blue Book, to under the heading

of "Supreme Const"

merely as matter of official convenience.

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10.. The question of the proper title by which the Prisne droge shones be addressed in official correspondence

has also arisen. The practice hitherto in Hong Kong has been to address both the Chief Sustice and the Prisne mnoge in official correspondence

as "stis Itoons" It has, however, now been ruled by His Excellency- the governor that the chief histice should be addressed)

"It is Stonous" and the Prisue Judge. "The Stonourable, Mr Justice upon this point, I beg to refer to para. 3 in the preface to part I

I of the Rules and Regulations for Ster Majesty's Colonial Service at p. 380 of the Colonial Office List for 1900, where it is stated that "the" "Same style. (viz : "It is Stonour", "is accorded to budges of Colonial "Supreme Courts." That paragraph, d

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submit, was intended to designate the proper official term of address towards all Judges of Colonial Supreme Courts, and was not intended to determine the title by which Judges should be addressed when s

ruling

sitting in Const.

I ́ask for

an authoritative

on this point also.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble servant,

Bercom belwith

acting Prisme Euage.