CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3] — Page 72

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Attorney General of the Colony

and a memorandum by the

Chief Justice

on Clause 2.

I am to request you explain to the Lord President

that they or Lord

Crewe has had under consideration

in conjunction with the Secretary

of State for Foreign Affairs a

proposal for the constitution of

a Court of Appeal at Hongkong,

and

but that it has

now

been

agreed that, in view of the

attitude adopted by the Chief Justice, no useful result would

follow from proceeding further

with the scheme at present

The Lordship would be glad

of the Law President of the

Council would determine the

form of the preamble to the

which requires alteration

Order in Council, and the

definition of the term "Court

and I am to request that

this Department may be favoured

with the Law President's

observations

on the points

raised by the Attorney General

and Chief Justice and generally

on the draft Order in Council.

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Attorney General of the Colony and a memorandum by the Chief Justice on Clause 2. I am to request you explain to the Lord President that they or Lord Crewe has had under consideration in conjunction with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs a proposal for the constitution of a Court of Appeal at Hongkong, and but that it has now been agreed that, in view of the attitude adopted by the Chief Justice, no useful result would follow from proceeding further with the scheme at present The Lordship would be glad of the Law President of the Council would determine the form of the preamble to the which requires alteration Order in Council, and the definition of the term "Court and I am to request that this Department may be favoured with the Law President's observations on the points raised by the Attorney General and Chief Justice and generally on the draft Order in Council. Page 71 2
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Attorney General of the Cotony

and a memorandum by the

Chief Justice

on Clause 2.

I am to rest you explans to the Lord Prendent

that they offer Lord

Crewe has had under considvation

in conjunction with the Sentary

of State for Foreign Affairs a

proposal for the constitution of

a Court of Appeal at Hongkong,

ал

but that it has

now

ben

agreed that, in view of the

attitude adopted by the Chief Justice, no meful result would

71

follow from procading further=

with the scheme at present

Wishoudship would buglad

of the Law Prendent of the

Conseil would determine the

form of the preamble to the

which re, mas alteration

Order in Connist, and the

definition of the term "Coust

and I am to request that

this Dept may be facomed

with the low Presidents

Aservation

on the points

raused by the Attorney Glend

by the

and Chief Justice and generally

A

on the draft boter in Cormeil.

aple

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