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The Hongkong Government Gazette.
The Ordinance to amend Ordinances No. 3 and No. 12 of 1858 was read a second time;
And the Council went into Committee upon the said Ordinance. Sections 1 and 2 being agreed to,
[SEPTEMBER 24, 1859.
The Acting Governor moved, that this Ordinance do pass, and that the Title be “ An Ordinance to amend Ordinances
No. 3 and No. 12 of 1858."
Question put and passed, the Ordinance being numbered “ No 3 of 1859.”
Ordered, that the said Ordinance be published in the next Government Gazette.
His Excellency laid on the Table Despatch No. 18 of the 12th March last, from the Secretary of State, relative to the Protest of the un-official Members of the Legislative Council against the appointment of the Auditor General to a Seat in the Council;
And the same having been read,
The Council adjourned sine die.
Read and approved, this 21st Day of September, 1859.
HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON,
Governor.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
No 84.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency The Governor and Commander-in-Chief has been pleased to appoint W. H. ADAMS. Esquire, Acting Chief Justice, to a Scat in the Legislative Council of this Colony, pending the pleasure of Her Majesty's Government.
The Honourable W. H. ADAMS, Esquire, has been this day sworn in accordingly.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 21st September, 1859.
No. 85.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
F. W. GREEN, Esquire, Acting Attorney General, has been appointed by His Excellency The Governor and Commander-in-Chief to a provisional and temporary Seat in the Legislative Council of this Colony, subject to the approval of Her Majesty's Government.
The Honourable F. W. GREEN, Esquire, has been sworn in accordingly.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 21st September, 1859.
No 86.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
The subjoined Additional Rules and Regulations for the several Courts of Vice-Admiralty abroad, established by Her Majesty's Order in Council, bearing date the 6th day of July, 1859, are published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 21st September, 1859.
W. T. MERCER,
Colonial Secretary,
WHEREAS by an Act passed in the Second Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William IV., intituled “An Act to regulate the Practice and the Fees in the Vice-Admiralty Courts abroad, and to obviate Doubts as to their Jurisdiction," Her Majesty is empowered to make such Rules and Regulations, and to alter them from time to time, as may be found expedient, for the said Vice-Admiralty Courts; and whereas by an Order in Council, bearing date the 6th day of July, 1859, certain additional Rules and Regulations for the several Courts of Vice-Admiralty abroad were established, We, therefore, send you herewith a copy of the aforesaid Order in Council, and the additional Rules and Regulations thereby established; and We hereby desire and direct you to act in accordance with and to be guided by such Order in Council, Rules, and Regulations, in all matters to which they relate.
(Signed)
SOMERSET.
R. S. DUNDAS. FRED. PELHAM. CHARLES EDEN. CHARLES FREDERICK. SAM. WHITBREAD.
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To the VICE-Admirals, JudgES, and other OFFICERS and PRACTITIONERS,
in the several Vice-Admiralty Courts abroad.
By Command of their Lordships,
(Signed)
C. PAGET,
Secretary,
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At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 6th day of July, 1859.
PRESENT:
TIE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS there was this day read at the Board a Memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the 21st of June, 1859, in the words following, viz :—
Whereas by the Act of the 2d William IV., cap. 51, it was enacted that it should be lawful for His Majesty, with the advice of His Privy Council, from time to time to make and ordain such Rules and Regulations as should be deemed expedient touching the practice to be observed in Suits and Proceedings in the several Courts of Vice-Admiralty, then or thereafter to be established in any of His Majesty's 'ossessions abroad, and also from time to time as should be found expedient to alter any such Rules and Regu lations, and to make any new Regulations in lieu thereof: And whereas it hath been represented unto us that it is desirable to make additional Rules and Regulations touching the practice to be observed in Suits and Proceedings in the said several Courts of Vice-Admiralty in Your Majesty's Possessions abroad: Now, therefore, we, Your Majesty's Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral, do most humbly submit to Your Masjesty that Your Majesty will be most graciously pleased by your Order in Council to inake and ordain as additional Rules and Regulations to be observed in Suits and Proceedings in the several Courts of Vice-Admiralty at present or hereafter to be established in any of Your Majesty's Possessions abroad, the accompanying Rules and Regulations which have been prepared by the Registrar and approved by the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty of England, and to order that the same shall be enforced and take effect from the first day of January 1860."
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