686938-1879-Certificates-of-Policemen-on-their-retirement- — Page 19

[-No. 1123.]

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17 SEPTEMBER. 1879.

358

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

HONGKONG. 23rd December, 1878.

SIR-I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of the letter

of the 16th instant. signed by you and four other Justices of the Pence, enclosing, for the informa-

tion of His Excellency, a copy of the correspon- dence arising out of the application you and the four gentlemen in question made, on the 2nd November, to Mr. CREAGH, the Acting Police Magistrate, “ to convene and preside at a special " meeting of the Justices, to discuss various ' matters connected with the Gaol, especially the

question of its projected enlargement,'

an

application the Police Magistrate refused, as it was not according to law. Having subsequently modified your application by confining it to that which the Ordinance would permit, the Police Magistrate appears, after having obtained the opinion of the Attorney General on the question of law, to have exercised his discretion and de- clined to participate in the meeting you wanted

to hold, whereupon you now, for the first time, address the Government and apply to His Excellency the Governor for copies of "the full

memoranda of the Attorney General on the

‘suhject," on the ground that you dcem it of : very great importance that the.usticus, if they legally possess the right of meeting, should not i be prevented from exercising it.

"

In_reply, I am to inform you that, whilst it would be unusual to publish copies of such memoranda, the Governor would be glad to invite the Attorney General to give his opinion on any question of law respecting your functions as Justices of the Peace, or as Visiting Justices of. the Gaol,that you inay be good enough to transmit to me for that purpose; and further-

more, that His Excellency will be happy to authorize and facilitate a general meeting of the

Visiting Justices on any day in the ensuing week

most convenient to you, subject of course to the provisions of Ordinance No. 4 of 1863.

To

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant.

C. MAY.

Actiny Colonial Secretary.

The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK,

HONGKONG, 28th December, 1878.

SIR, We have the honour to acknowledge

-

receipt on 27th instant, of your letter of 23rd iden, addressed to Mr. KESWICK, and request that you will convey to His Excellency the Go- vernor our thanks for his two offers contained therein.

署輔政使司縻 奉

轉擇該則例

定士其士 韓

例於意照

定有

聚

節憲署 獄所

房致批

各

准情

士奉

來與

往四

書

位

掌

奉及涉

律獄

定例局紳希士域 士於第二個禮拜之内任由方便之日齊集但必要遵依癸亥年第四條則例所定奪者乃可爲此遵照批覆 其意見議定各欸遵依律書所定掌法紳士及察獄紳士之職任由開列詳問其餘本部堂亦樂批准務但方便各察獄 之所而該紳乃始禀國家求 督憲將律正司論及此事所有批詞全文謄抄擲示因該紳意此乃最要者設使掌法紳 督憲眼批囘局紳希士域與四位掌法紳士之函内附彚抄來往書一牒卽由該紳等於十一月初二日請問巡理府一 節所致者據内附所有來往書函轉呈督憲因該紳,於十一月初二日函請署巡理府主席邀集掌法紳+特議關涉 之權則斷不得阻用此權等情現奉轉着 則將此等批詞抄示未合常例而本部堂亦樂請律正司照 者再爲請求據該巡理府除將關涉律書情事詳詢律正司外另自留心裁度卒未允許親赴該紳齊集 中其中最要莫如現議可否廣藥監獄房舍一節案巡理府見未符例不如所請嗣後該練等改論所請

齊紳

亥職讀

第由將批詳

年任則有

可亦例

為樂而

遵准部

照務堂

批集

此批

一千八百七十八年十二月二十三日

理

陳

照 煩

貴七

+