Sessional_Paper_1899 — Page 96

No. 1.

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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

STANDING LAW COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 16th February, 1899.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Acting Attorney General, (HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK), Chairman.

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JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.A.

EMANUEL RAPHAEL BELILIOS, C.M.G. WEI YUK.

I, HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, Acting Attorney General, Chairman of the Standing Law Committee do hereby certify that the Standing Law Committee, on the 16th day of February, 1899, considered clause by clause a Bill entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Solicitors of the Supreme Court," and that such Committee recommended that the Bill in question be reported to the Legislative Council, with the following amendments, namely:-

(1) That clause 2 of the Bill be amended by the insertion of the word "the" before the words "Puisne Judge," and by striking out the figures "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6" on the left-hand of the terms interpreted.

(2) That sub-section (1) of clause 3 of the Bill be amended by the insertion of a comma after the words "proceeding in the Court," and by striking out a comma after the words, "taxed costs.'

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(3) That clause 4 of the Bill be amended-

(i.) By the substitution of the word "is" for the words "shall be" after the

word "such agreement";

(ii.) By striking out a comma after the words "to be cancelled ";

(iii.) By the insertion of the words, "and according to the same rules", after

the words "in the same manner and

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(iv.) By substituting the words "as if such agreement had not been inade" for

the words " as if no such agreement had been made”.

(4) That clause 6 of the Bill be amended by striking out the comma after the words "of the

agreement."

(5) That sub-section 1 of clause 8 of the Bill be amended by striking out the comma after

the word, "the costs."

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(6) That clause 9 of the Bill be amended-

(i.)

By substituting the word "appears" for the words "shall appear ", and (i.) By substituting the words "are not deemed" in the place of the words

"shall not be deemed ".

(7) That sub-section 2 of clause 10 of the Bill be amended,-

(i.) By striking out the comma after the words "thereon by motion", and (ii) By substituting the word "pays" for the word "pay ".

(8) That clause 11 of the Bill be amended-

(i.)

By inserting the words, "or by his clerk" after the words "by a solicitor

and by inserting the words "or proceeding" between the word "suit" and the word "stipulates ".

(9) That clause 13 of the Bill be amended-

(i.)

By substituting the word "decms" for the words "shall deem ", and (i.) By putting a semi-colon instead of a comma after the words "terms of the

agreement".

(10) That clause 15 of the Bill be amended by striking out the comma after the word

"taxation"

(11) That clause 16 of the Bill be amended by inserting a comma after the word "costs".