facitly effecting their extradition I be judged by a British Court, even where express Convention exists for the extradition of Criminals, I've never heard of a clause for the surrender to the government of another Italy, of a native-born subject."
Whoever is the conclusion he has come to, but, for the satisfaction of His Excellency Sir R. G. Macdonald, may hospitably admit a different opinion, he will await the instructions of Her Majesty's Government and, for that purpose, transmit by the next mail the whole correspondence.
I have …
(Signed) D. J. Robertson
Consul.
(True Copy.)
Macdonald, Marine
Colonial Secretary.
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