CO129-307 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [10-12] — Page 724

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Sir,

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Supreme Court,

HongKong, 21st. November, 1901.

In reply to 0.9.0.Circular No.57 of the 14th.

instant, I have the honour to state that the Seals in use in

this Court are six in number, viz:-

1.

The Seal of the Court in its Original Jurisdic-

tion.

2.

2.

The Seal of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction.

3..

The Probate Seal.

4.

The smaller Supreme Court Seal.

5.

The small Supreme Court Seal for use on wax.

6.

The Seal of the Registrar of Companies.

With reference to Seals Nos.1 and 2, they are

used for sealing writs and orders of the Court on ordinary stout

paper and are rarely used for sealing on parchment and never on

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wax.

3.

With reference to Seal No.3, it is used to seal

grants of Probate and Letters of Administration, and is frequent-

ly used to seal on parchment and also on a wafer seal.

4.

Seal No.4, (the smaller Supreme Court Seal) is

used chiefly on summonses to Jurors.

5.

Seal No.5 (the small Supreme Court Seal for use

on wax) is used to impress on wax, in the general business of the

Registry: such as a seal on large envelopes and the impression

of wax on the left top corner of a file of legal documents.

6.