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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH JULY, 1890.

sence, the accused is now addressed by me as follows: "Having heard the evidence, do you wish to say anything in answer to the charge! You are not obliged to say anything unless you desire to do so; but whatever you say will be taken down in writing, and may be given in evidence against you upon your trial;" whereupon the said A.B. saith as follows:

(Here state whatever the prisoner may say, and in his very words. as nearly as possible. Get him to sign it if he will).

The

day of

18

(Signed),

A.B.

Taken before me at Victoria aforesaid, the day and year last above written.

(Signed),

717

A Magistrate, &c.

FORM LXXI.

Examination of accused by Magistrate.--(Sec. 98.)

IN THE POLice Court aT VICTORIA IN THE COLONY

OF HONGKONG.

Before J.P., Esquire, a Magistrate of the said Colony, sitting at

A.B. (hereinafter called the accused) stands charged before the undersigned a Magistrate of the said Colony for that he

on

at

(&c., as in the heading to the depositions) : and the witnesses for the prosecution having been called and examined (or at whatever stage of the case the Magistrate examines the accused) the following questions were put by the undersigned Magistrate to, and the following answers were received from, the accused.

Question: (in full.)

Answer: (in full.)

(and so on.)

(Signed), A.B.

I hereby certify, that the above questions and answers having been read over and explained to the accused and made conformable to what he declared to be the truth and signed by him, were taken in my presence and hearing on the

day of

and contain accurately the whole of the statement made by the accused.

[Scal.]

18

(Signed),

A Magistrate, &c.

FORM LXXII.

Recognisance to prosecute or give evidence.—(Sec. 75.)

IN THE POLICE COURT AT VICTORIA IN THE COLONY

OF HONGKONG.

Before J.P., Esquire, a Magistrate of the said Colony, sitting at the said Police Court on the

day of

18

C.D. of

personally came before me, the undersigned and acknowledged himself to owe to our Sovereign Lady the Queen the sum of

of good and lawful money of the currency of the said Colony to be made and levied of his goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of our Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her heirs. and successors, if he the said C.D. shall fail in the condition in- dorsed.

at

Taken and acknowledged, the day and year first above mentioned

before me

(Signed).

[Seal.]

A Magistrate, &c.

Condition to prosecute.

It therefore he the said C.D. shall appear at the next (or as may be) Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court and there prefer or cause to be preferred an information for the offence aforesaid against the said A.B. and there also duly prosecute such information, then the said recognisance to be void, or else to stand in full force and virtue. (Where the condition is to prosecute and give evidence add after the words “Supreme Court.")

"And there prefer or cause to be preferred an information against the said A.B. for the offence aforesaid, and duly prosecute such in- formation, and give evidence thereon to the Supreme Court and Jurors upon trial of the said A.B. then the said recognisance to be void, or else to stand in full force and virtue.'

(And where the condition is to give evidence only odd after the words "Supreme Court.")

"And there give such evidence as he knoweth upon an information to be then and there preferred against the said A.B. for the offence aforesaid to the Supreme Court and Jurors upon the trial of the said A.B. then the said recognisance to be void or else to stand in full force and virtue."