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The immediate proximity of Chinese territory and of Macao to this Colony, and) the facilities of intucommunication hourly afforded for the escape of Orininals and
for
to Macae- there may
be differmer of
ofision, but I certainly feet it inexpedinit that the law should be left
it
present very incomplete and rather I mintelligible stater
the disposal of the plunder resulting from Larcenies and
Burglaries, might have
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been expected to have induced Great
Britain to insist on
making the obliga
lion to give up criminals at least
reciprocal. The contrary, however,
have sheron, is at present
it is to be hoped
I the
as
I
case; through
will me long
MULAS MAI VO
be taken to remedy so palpable
aw
penjustice.
b.
As to the
Me auto
necessary for the
mutual rendition of criminals escaping to this place from Macao, or from here
Your Grace will observe from the enclosed opinion of the Ading Actorney
General, that he is averse to any
scheme
of nuituals res dition of criminals and)
deserters to be entered into between this and the Macao Gornment. I world
Gevaument
observe however, that the considerations on which he objects to such
as
M
arrangement,
- for example, the anbrage which he carceives the Chinese might take at the
quasi-recognition grim shucky to she Macao Government,
art
questions rather