H.B.M. SUBJECTS IN CHINA AND JAPAN
41. The Judge of the Supreme Court may from time to time admit Barristers, fit persons to practice in the Supreme Court as barristers, attorneys, and attorneys solic tors, or in any of those capacities.
The Judge of the Supreme Court may from time to time, subject to the approval of one of Her Majesty's l'rincipal Secretaries of State, make Rules for regulating the admission of persons to practise as aforesaid in Provincial Courts.
and solicitors.
Shanghai
42. Her Majesty's Consul at Shanghai shall have all the powers and Consul at authorities of the Sheriff of a county in England, with all the privileges to be Sheriff. and immunities of the office, and as such Sheriff shall be charged with the execution of all decrees, orders, and sentences inade and passed by the Supreme Court, on the requisition in that behalf of the Supreme Court.
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Provincial Court
Court.
43. Each Provincial Court shall exe ute any writ, or ler, or warrant Execution by issuing from the Supreme Court and directed to the Provincial Court, oferte, and may take security from any person named therein for his appearance from "upreme personally, or by attorney, according to the writ, order, or warrant; or may cau e such person to be taken, in custody or otherwise, to the Supreme Court, or elsewhere in China or Japan, according to the writ, order, or warrant.
writs, &c., from
41. Any of Her Majesty's Courts in China or in Japan may execute Execution of any writ, order, or warrant issuing from the Supreme Court of Hongkong 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 appearance personally, or by attorney, at Hongkong, or may cause any such person to be taken in custody, or other- wise, to Hongkong, according to the writ, order, or warrant.
Consular
45. Any of Her Majesty's judicial or Consular Officers shall not be Protection of liable to action for the escape of any person taken under any writ, order, omers. or warrant of the Supreme Court of Hongkong.
auxiliary.
46. Her Majesty's several Courts in China and Japan shall be auxiliary Courts to be to one another in all particulars relative to the administration of justice, civil or criminal.
Provincial to Supreme Court,
47. Each Provincial Court shall every six months furnish to the Report by Supreme Court for China and Japan a report respecting every 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.
litigation.
48. Every Court may promote reconciliation, and encourage and Settlement of facilitate the settlement in any amicable way of any suit or proceeding pending before it.
arbitration
49. A Court may, with the consent of the parties, refer to arbitration Reference to the final determination of any suit or proceeding pending before it, or of by Court. all matters in reference 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 think 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 *ppeal or re-learing whatever.
arbitration made
50. Every agreement for reference to arbitration, or submission to Reference to arbitration, by consent, may, on the application of any party, be made a rule of Court. rule of a Court havin: jurisdiction in the matter of the reference or sebmission, which Court shall thereupon have power and authority to enforce the agreement or submission and the award made thereunder, aud
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