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THE HONGKONG

ERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH SEPTEMBER. 1879,

We, however, have the honour to point out.

that the question with which we at present wish

you

to deal is the important one---as it seems to us-arising out of the correspondence with Mr. CREAGII. Copy of which we had the honour to hand in our letter of 16th instant. Our proposal was to hold the meeting in association with, not in antagonism to, the Police Magistrate whose presence the Ordinance requires; and we trust that His Excellency the Governor will con- sider that we, as Justices of the Peace, are in a measure entitled to see the full opinions of the

Honourable the Attorney General, whose judica- tion the Police Magistrate invited upon the questions in which he thought his fellow Justices

had taken erroneous views, portions of which opinions he quoted in his replies to our letters.

We have the honour to repeat our request that His Excellency will be pleased to direct that

copies of the full memoranda of the Attorney

General may be furnished to us, not necessarily

for publication, but for the information of our-

selves and the general body of the Justices of the Peace who are interested in them.

We have the honour to be.

Sir.

Your most obedient Servants,

W. KESWICK.

H. LowcocK.

F. D. SASSOON.

R. H. SANDEMAN.

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掌法紳士凡欲觀此批詞者得一覽耳此并候 督憲态准飭將律正司批詞全文謄抄擲示非謂必要印報羣黎乃只欲使各

升安統希

一千八百七十八年十二月二十八日

To

H. H. NELSON.

The Honourable CHARLES May,

[N. 128.]

Acting Colonial Secretary.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

HONGKONG, 4th February, 1879.

SR,–With reference to vour note of the 31st ultimo, and your letter of the 28th December, I

am directed by His Excelleney the Governor to express his regret that you and the four other

Justices of the Peace are not satisfied with the decision of the Government communicated to you in my letter of the 23rd December.

2. The proper course for a Justice of the Peace to adopt who may desire to have the opi- ion of the Governor's law adviser on any matter whatever connected with his powers or duties as a Justice of the Peace, either under Ordinance No. 4 of 1863, or any other Ordinance, is to state the precise points on which he may desire the Attorney General's opinion and to apply to me for it, and there then could be no difficulty in getting it in the usual course.

3. As to the Official Minutes of the Attorney General for which you again ask, the Governor

adheres to his decision not to give copies to you; there is no precedent for granting such a request. I have the honour to be,

To

Sir.

Your most obedient Servant.

C. Mar.

Acting Colonial Secretary.

The Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK,

and four others.

覆議事例關

定例局紳希士域

督憲札諭批回紳士希 十二月二十八日所禀求

署輔政使司縻 奉 離不能抄示因前此并未有准如此禀求者爲此理合遵照批 事惟再請將律正司循分所批詞語杪示本部堂决意執定前 例照常訂明禀請輔政使司便可領得此批照依常規亦無難 關注 掌法紳士之權勢職分者遵依癸亥年第四條或別條則 惜案凡有掌法紳士倘欲得督部堂之律正司批詞所有各欸 士推到本部堂去年十二月二十三日批語意仍未滿深爲可 境奉轉着據該練與四位掌法紳 等於正月三十一日之呈及去歲

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一千八百七十九年二月初四日