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thought the Orders in Council sufficient. As it stood, whether any further provisions should be added in a Supplementary Order in Council, in order to give the Court of Hong Kong the power necessary for carrying the first Order into effect.
Mr. Merwale was also pleased to add that the Jurisdiction over British subjects in China was provided for by the Acts of Parliament - 37.1) M. c. 93. and 6 and 7 Vic. c. 80
which however the statutes did not appear to bear on the question, as a part of Japan, except perhaps the Southern extremity, being within 100 miles of Chinese Territory.
In Obedience to Your Grace's Commands we have the honor to Report.
That so far as the Order in Council invests the Supreme Court at Hong Kong with Criminal Jurisdiction over Offences committed by British Subjects in Japan, or makes Hong Kong the place of punishment of Criminals Convicted in Japan, no Ordinance of the Legislative Council at Hong Kong nor any further Act is necessary.
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The Order in Council will be valid and sufficient under the powers given to the Queen in Council by the Act 6 & 7 Vic. c. 94. with respect to the Civil Jurisdiction proposed to be given by the Order to the Supreme Court at Hong Kong as a Court of Appeal from