CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5] — Page 603

MINUTES.

MINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN

ON THIS SIDE.

No 211.

sir,

38695

AUG 211

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

596

HONGKONG.

28th May, 1921.

With reference to your Circular despatch of

the 15th February, 1921, I have the honour to forward for

your consideration and approval five copies of a draft Bill

which it is proposed to introduce in this Colony as

legislation reciprocal to the provisions of the Administrat-

-ion of Justice Act, 1920, Part II.

2. The marginal notes to the clauses of the Bill

give references in each case to the sections of the Act from

which the particular clause is taken, and the Objects and

Reasons appended sufficiently explain the subject matter of

the Bill.

3. Apart from the differences between the Act

and the Bill which are due to the reciprocal nature of the

legislation, the following points in the Bill require

comment:-

(i) The Short Title of the Bill is adapted from the

Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement)

Act, 1920, forwarded with your Circuler despatch

of the 8th October, 1920.

(ii) In clause 5 of the Bill it has been thought advisable

to constitute the Chief Justice the rule-making power, and, following section 32(1) of the Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873, (No.1 of 1873), to provide

that

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

WINSTON CHURCHILL, M.P.,

&c.,

&c.

&c.,