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H. B. M. SUBJECTS IN CHINA AND JAPAN.

wise, to the Supreme Court, or elsewhere in China or Japan, ac- cording to the writ, order, or warrant.

44. Any of Her Majesty's Courts in China or in Japan may Execution of writs, &c., execute any writ, order, or warrant issuing from the Supreme Court of Hongkong, and accompanied by a request for such execution in writing under the seal of that Court;-and may take security from any person named in any such writ, order, or warrant for his pearance personally, or by attorney at Hongkong;-or may cause ap- any such person to be taken in custody or otherwise, to Hongkong, according to the writ, order, or warrant.

Officer,

45. Any of Her Majesty's Judicial or Consular Officers shall Protection of Consular no be liable to action for the escape of any person taken under any writ, order, or warrant of the Supreme Court of Hongkong.

46. Her Majesty's several Courts in China and Japan shall be Courts to be auxiliary, auxiliary to one another in all particulars relative to the adininistration

of justice, civil or criminal.

47. Each Provincial Court shall every six months furnish to Report by Provincial

the Supreme Court for China and Japan a report respecting every to Supreme Court.

case, civil and criminal, brought before it, in such form as the Judge of the Supreme Court from time to time directs.

II.-In Civil Matters.

RECONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.

48. Every Court may promote reconciliation, and encourage Settlement of litigation, and facilitate the settlement in an amicable way of any suit or pro-

ceeding pending before it.

by Court.

49. A Court may, with the consent of the parties, refer to ar- Reference to arbitration bitration the final determination of any suit or proceeding pending before it, or of all matters in difference between the parties on such terms and with such directions as to appointment of an arbitrator and other things as may seem fit, and may, if it thinks fit, take from the parties, or any of them, security to abide by the result of the reference.

In any such case the award shall be final and conclusive. On the application of any party a decree of the Court may be entered in conformity with the award, and such decree shall not be open to any appeal or re-hearing whatever.

made rule of Court'

50. Every agreement for reference to arbitration, or submission Reference to arbitration to arbitration, by consent may, on the application of any party be made a rule of a Court having jurisdiction in the matter of the reference or submission, which Court shall thereupon have power and authority to enforce the agreement or submission and the award made there- under, and to control and regulate the proceedings before and after the award in such manner and on such terms as may be just.

General Authorities of Courts,

51. The Supreme and every other Court shall be a Court of Law and Equity. Law and of Equity.

Special Authorities of Court.

52. The Supreme and every other Court shall be a Court of Bank- Bankruptcy. ruptcy and as such shall, as far as circumstances admit, have, (as to a Provincial Court, for and within its own district), with respect to Bri- tish subjectsand to their debtors and creditors being either British sub- jects or foreigners submitting to the jurisdiction of the Court, all such jurisdiction as for the time being belongs to the Court of Bankruptcy

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