CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908 — Page 27

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Hong Kong was required to have a registered office within the Colony; it must presumably have within and subject to the jurisdiction of its Courts some servants and property on which penalties could be imposed by such Courts.

That In Antrobus was to request us to take the papers into our consideration and to report :-

(1) Whether Ordinance 16 of 1907 was ultra vires of the Hongkong Legislature :

(2) If the answer to the last question was in the affirmative, by what other means the object of that Ordinance could be secured.

We have taken the papers into consideration, and, in obedience to Your Lordship's commands, have the honour to Report that in our opinion the Ordinance 16 of 1907 is not ultra vires of the Hongkong Legislature.

We have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servants,

M.S. Arnot

8. Dorm

We

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26 Hong Kong was required to have a registered office within the Colony; it must presumably have within and subject to the jurisdiction of its Courts some servants and property on which penalties could be imposed by such Courts. That In Antrobus was to request us to take the papers into our consideration and to report :- (1) Whether Ordinance 16 of 1907 was ultra vires of the Hongkong Legislature : (2) If the answer to the last question was in the affirmative, by what other means the object of that Ordinance could be secured. We have taken the papers into consideration, and, in obedience to Your Lordship's commands, have the honour to Report that in our opinion the Ordinance 16 of 1907 is not ultra vires of the Hongkong Legislature. We have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servants, M.S. Arnot 8. Dorm We 75
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26 Hong Kong was required to have a registered office within the Colony it must presumably Rongkong have within and subject to the jurisdiction of its Courts some servants and property on which penalties could be imposed by such Courts. That In Antrobus was to request us to take the papers into to report :- (2) If the our consideration and (1) Whether Ordinance 16 of 1907 was ultra vires of the Hongkong Legislature : answer to the last question. was in the affirmative, by what other object of that Ordinance could be secured. means the We have taken the papers into out consideration, and, in obedience to Your Lordship's commands, have the honour to Report That in opinion the Ordinance 16 of 1907 is not of the Hongkong Legislature. ultra vires We have the honour to be, My Lord. Your Lordship's most obedient Kumble Frvants i M.S. Arom 8. Derm We 75
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Hong Kong was required to have a registered office

within the Colony it must presumably Rongkong

have within

and subject to the jurisdiction of its

Courts some servants and property

on which

penalties could be imposed by such Courts.

That In Antrobus was to request us to

take the papers

into

to report :-

(2) If the

our consideration and

(1) Whether Ordinance 16 of 1907 was

ultra vires of the Hongkong Legislature :

answer to the last question.

was in the affirmative, by what other

object of that Ordinance could be secured.

means the

We have taken the papers into

out

consideration, and, in obedience to Your Lordship's

commands, have the honour to Report

That in

opinion the Ordinance 16 of 1907 is not

of the Hongkong Legislature.

ultra vires

We have the honour to be,

My Lord.

Your Lordship's most obedient

Kumble Frvants i

M.S. Arom

8. Derm

We

75

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