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Magistrates.

severally acknowledge ourselves bound to forfeit and pay to

the sum of

undertaking.

in case the defendant fails to perform this

(Signed.) (where not taken orally)

C.D., Defendant.

E.F.,

G.H., Sureties.

Taken [orally] before me this

day of

19

[L.S.]

(Signed.)

Magistrate.

PART III.

FORMS FOR INDICTABLE OFFENCES.

FORM 70.

[s. 81.]

HONG KONG,

Caution to and statement by accused.

IN THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT AT

Before J.P., Esquire, a magistrate of the said Colony.

19

at

C.D. (hereinafter called the accused) stands charged before the undersigned, a magistrate of the said Colony, for that he, on the day of

[etc., as in the heading to the depositions] and the said charge being read to the accused and the witnesses for the prosecution E.F. and G.H. being severally examined in his presence, 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 upon your trial and you are clearly to understand that you have nothing to hope from any promise of favour and that you have nothing to fear from any threat which may have been held out to you to induce you to make any admission or confession of your guilt, but that whatever you say now may be given in evidence upon your trial notwithstanding such promise or threat"; whereupon the said C.D. 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.]

This

Taken before me at

day of

19 ,

(Signed.)

C.D.

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the day and year last above written.

(Signed.)

Magistrate.