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Chambers,

Supreme Court, Hongkong,

16th. January, 1909.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge Your Excellency's letter of 18th. December, 1908, enclosing a copy of Your Excellency's Despatch of 5th. June to the Secretary of State on the subject of the status of the Registrar of the Supreme Court and his relation to the Judges and the Colonial Secretary, and informing me that the Secretary of State concurs in the view which Your Excellency has expressed and approves of Your Excellency's action in the latter.

2.

As the effect of this decision is that the Judges have no right to make enquiries of the Registrar as to the efficient working of the Registry, I much regret to be compelled to ask that the matter be re-considered by the Secretary of State. The decision must very seriously hamper the Judges in the administration of Justice, and is, if my memory serves me right, in conflict with the decision arrived at by the Secretary of State in the case of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Mauritius. The decision further affects the position of all the Registrars

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Chambers, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 16th. January, 1909. Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge Your Excellency's letter of 18th. December, 1908, enclosing a copy of Your Excellency's Despatch of 5th. June to the Secretary of State on the subject of the status of the Registrar of the Supreme Court and his relation to the Judges and the Colonial Secretary, and informing me that the Secretary of State concurs in the view which Your Excellency has expressed and approves of Your Excellency's action in the latter. 2. As the effect of this decision is that the Judges have no right to make enquiries of the Registrar as to the efficient working of the Registry, I much regret to be compelled to ask that the matter be re-considered by the Secretary of State. The decision must very seriously hamper the Judges in the administration of Justice, and is, if my memory serves me right, in conflict with the decision arrived at by the Secretary of State in the case of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Mauritius. The decision further affects the position of all the Registrars Page 261 ... Page 261
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of State on the subject of the status of the negistrar of

the Supreme Court and his relation to the Judges and the

Colonial Secretary, ard informing me that the Secretary

of State concurs in the view which You" Excellency has

expressed and approves of Your Excellancy's action in the

latter.

2.

ellect

As the #es of this decision is that the

Judres have no right to make enquiries of the Registrar as

to the efficient working of the Registry, I much regret to

he compelled to ask that the matter be re-considered by

the Secretary of State. The decision must very seriously

harper the Judges in the administration of Justice, and is,

if my memory serves me right, in conflict with the

decision arrived at by the Secretary of State in the case

of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Mauritius. The

decision further affects the position of all the

Registrars

!

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