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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH MAY, 1881.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 173.
The following despatch, with a letter from the Foreign Office enclosing an Order of Her Majesty in Council are published for general information.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th May, 1881.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
DOWNING STREET,
15th March, 1881.
SIR, I have the honour to transmit to you, for publication in the Colony under your Government, a copy
of a letter from the Foreign Office, enclosing an Order of Her Majesty in Council, dated the the 2nd of March, for giving effect to the Treaty between this country and Luxemburg, signed on 24th of November last, for the mutual surrender of Fugitive Criminals.
I have the honour to be,
Sir.
Your most obedient humble Servant,
KIMBERLEY.
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
Copy.
The Foreign Office to the Colonial Office.
FOREIGN OFFICE.
March 5th, 1881.
SIR, I am directed by Earl Granville to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that an Order in Council was passed on the 2nd instant for carrying into effect the Treaty for the mutual surrender of fugitive criminals, signed between Great Britain and Luxem- burg on the 24th of November last.
The Order in Council was published in the "London Gazette" of the 4th instant, of which I am to enclose copies; and I am to add that the Treaty will come into operation in this country on the fifteenth instant, in conformity with the stipulation contained in Article XV.
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
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I am, &c.,
(Signed)
TENTERDEN.
At the Court at Windsor, the 2nd day of March, 1881.
Lord President.
Lord Steward.
PRESENT,
The QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty.
Marquess of Huntly.
Mr. Bright.
Sir Arthur Hobhouse.
Whereas by the Extradition Acts of 1870 and 1873, it was amongst other things enacted, that where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, Her Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that the said Acts shall apply in the case of such foreign State; and that Her Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Order, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in or suspected of being in the part of Her Majesty's dominions specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient:
And whereas a Treaty was concluded on the twenty-fourth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty, between Her Majesty and the King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxem- burg, for the Mutual Extradition of Fugitive Criminals, which Treaty is in the terms following:-