My Lord,
Commissioners of the Admiralty to state, for the information of the Earl of Carnarvon, that subject to the necessity that...
"The word "Pirate" shall include "Every person who shall have committed an act of piracy."
My Lords would suggest for consideration whether the lawful powers of the Colonial Legislature should not be exceeded to establish a proper code for the regulation and control of Chinese Vessels and men within the limits of the Colony of Hong Kong.
In the second section of the ordinance, it is stated that the following words might not be inserted with advantage: "any Person found with intent to commit Piracy" in addition to "in said seas or waters".
With reference to the 10th Section, my Lords are of the opinion that "the President of the proposed High Court of Hong Kong for the suppression of Piracy" should...