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:authorities at Macao by Treaty respecting
the
ar the Exctradition
Surrender of Deserters of Criminals or to legislate
or to legislate in any
upon the subject.
manner.
2. I am of opinion that there is no
mor
absolute
the
efficient mode of recognizing
independence of a Government than by entering into an Extradition Treaty with it. Applying this remant to Macas and considering the jealously with which the Portuguese community there resident is regarded by the Chinese Government. I should fear that to enter into such stipulations suggested that Government might take umbrage at our conduct, an event, "I conceive, under existing circumstances
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devoutly to be deprecated. 3. Again I see no state of things which renders Legislation necessary. During the many years that I have been resident in this Colony I have not known of any
absence of such
case where the
an enactment
as is
Suggested has operated prejudicially
interests or
to those of
inhabitanto of Macao.
H. de d
of the
to
If I am not transguessing the limits of my office, I would suggest that the Governor should apply for instructions from home authorizing him to surrender at his discretion to the Government of Macas these Pontisquese Subject's who may have been quilty of crimes and