exemption of their vessels from arrest

been notified to the

has

never

Vice Admiralty Court I proceed to point out that as I gather from the public papers this Convention

was made in 1856

si

Was

years before

came

any of the Company's ships to this Colony, and I submit it

the duty of

the Officers of that Company to place on record in the Courts of the Colony their claim

exemption from arrest .

to

on

occasion

This is not the first time Messageries Maritimes

Steamers have been proceeded against in the Vice Admiralty Court here. The "Volga" has twice been the

subject of Action - and on

occasion was

Vessels

above

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neither

it stated that these

except from arrest, (except

on neither occasion

by vague assertions) on neither

this convention produced and on

AV XA

both occasions the course

mind that the

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pursued left issue of my the Warrant was a matter of Counter to the Defendants failing in Bail - which was done on each occasion by Mot Bertrand the Chief Agents of the Company

In conclusion I need scarcely add

that no protest whatever was made

against my issuing the Warrant of arrest in the present case).

I have to

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(True Copy) (Signed) 18 16 Alexander

Acting Colonial Secretary...

(Signed) H.

Registrar of the Vice Admiralty Court of Hong Kong

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