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would have involved their extradition from any country to which they might have absconded with which Great Britain had

5.

excluded an Extradition Treaty.

As it is apparently impossible to remedy this anomaly by local legislation, the Attorney-General has, at my request, drafted a Bill to remedy the state of the law referred to, and I have

now the honour to submit it

for Your Lordship's consideration in the hope that Your Lordship will think fit to have it or some similar Bill brought before

that the Colony

may be placed on the same footing with regard to colonial rendition of criminals

as all other Parts with

which rendition Treaties have been made).

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient

humble servant;

Claudine Harbin

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