CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7] — Page 312

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13316/00, para. 3, and the re-enacted Ord. in 28.270/00 to are Ordin.

It is, I submit a 22 undesirable to entrust to this court during its existence work which must ultimately be handed one or other of the ordinary, permanent Courts of the Colony. As long as the Court is in existence, at least is taken which he abominated as Court per pro tem office to Mr. Gomperts. from away then firmament the Assistant Colonial Secretaryship; and fell. Kemp in still acting as Registrars there are Curt servants in this position. The existence of the Court must necessitate these rent to be prolonged by bearing Januis.

There is a Magistrate in the New Territory rather in the and it is in his Court in that of the a in the Land Victoria Magistrate, un ought to be Court that these claims ought to be handled. They will ultimately have to be heard I assume that the Land Court will not decide an rent claim without first deciding the title to the land in question; and when the title is decided, it cannot be much difficult for els. Hallifan (or the Wood) to divide the rent claim than it is for th. Gomperts. A.F. 20.7 M.

I do not understand the Attorney Genl's statement that these have to be heard in the Summary Jurisdiction.

I should have thought they could have been heard by Mr Hallifax, the Actg. Police Magistrate in Kowloon itself, but we know very little about his powers.

Refg to yo: desp no 253 why cannot cases be heard decided by Acting Police Magistrate in Kowloon without fresh legislation do M. Rorley GW/2577

You see are objection to the ordinance Legally? of the land Court kan dispers of claims for rent summanity & inexpensively I do not fee G... The Cox Ne bucks Isis us Why in it should not be allowed to CPd 25 that objection to this order, with the possible Exception of the provision and to appeal in See to. There is to be an appeal from the decision of the Land Court unless the amount of the rent claimed Exceeds 500 dollars. This sum appears to have been fixed with that if saled reference to the appratable amount of the case clans to land undir ssc if of 18 of 1900 - 5000 dollars - 1.5. it

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desh.

on

13316/00, para. 3, and the re-enacted Ord. in 28.270/00 to are Ordin.

It is, I submit a 22 undesirable to entrust to this court during its existence work which must ultimately be handed one or other of the ordinary, permanent Courts of the Colony. As long as the Court is in existence, at least is taken which he abominated as Court per pro tem office to Mr. Gomperts. from away then firmament the Assistant Colonial Secretaryship; and fell. Kemp in still acting as Registrars there are Court servants in this position. The existence of the Court must necessitate these rent to be prolonged by bearing Januis.

There is a Magistrate in the New Territory rather in the and it is in his Court in that of the a in the Land Victoria Magistrate, un ought to be Court that these claims ought to be handled. They will ultimately have to be heard I assume that the Land Court will not decide an rent claim without first deciding the title to the land in question; and when the title is decided, it cannot be much difficult for els. Hallifax (or the Wood) to divide the rent claim than it is for th. Gomperts. A.F. 20.7 M.

I do not understand the Attorney Genl's statement that these have to be heard in the Summary Jurisdiction.

I should have thought they could have been heard by Mr Hallifax, the Actg. Police Magistrate in Kowloon itself, but we know very little about his powers.

Refg to yo: desp no 253 why cannot cases be heard decided by Acting Police Magistrate in Kowloon without fresh legislation do M. Rorley GW/2577

You see are objection to the ordinance Legally? of the land Court kan dispers of claims for rent summanity & inexpensively I do not fee G... The Cox Ne bucks Isis us Why in it should not be allowed to CPd 25 that objection to this order, with the possible Exception of the provision and to appeal in See to. There is to be an appeal from the decision of the Land Court unless the amount of the rent claimed Exceeds 500 dollars. This sum appears to have been fixed with that if saled reference to the appratable amount of the case clans to land under sec if of 18 of 1900 - 5000 dollars - 1.5. it

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