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perhaps not too much to hope that H. ". Government may

think fit to provide by Order in Council for the Registra-

tion of Companics at Shanghai in connection with P. F.

Consulate Gencral.

In conclusion I would point out that the present

attitude of the Honekone Government seems to be entirely

opposed to a decizion of the Supreme Court of the Colony

in a case of the Atterncy General v. Jagues which was

decided in June 1901 by His Honour Sir John Carrington,

then Chief Justice. In that cano a deonasud British subject

was entitled to shares in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-

ing Cor, oration which is incorporated under a special

Ordinance of Kanrktone, Some of those chures kore on the

resister kept at Hongkong and some on local registers kept

in Shanghai and London: The Hongkong Government claimed

probate duty in respect of all the shares but the Thief

Justice held that shures on the thanchal and London Re-

pisters were not bona notabilia within the Colony and were

not liable to duty. It is to be noted that the Bank'

special orainance contains no power to catblish lunal

rerieters.

Shanghai the 22nd February 1907.

(Sa.) Duncan Mo cill,

Acting Croan Advocate.