a proper expression of regret should be accepted.
12.
No further legal provisions are needed for thinking itself, but I think the above observations will have convinced Your Lordship that some plain and speedy procedure is urgently needed by which a Consular officer can, without doubt or difficulty, take cognizance of cases such as that of the Chevrat, and by which the Officers of this Colony can have cognizance of them if the vessel in question happens to be British.
13.
I would submit to Your Lordship that a short Act will perhaps sufficiently meet the case by extending to all British Vessels the provisions of the 6th Section of the Act 1 Victoria, Cap. 36, enlarging the definition of Post letters to all letters sent by the authority of British Consular Officers, or Officer of any Post Office in Her Majesty's Dominions, providing for the levy of penalties in British Consular Courts in all parts of the world. Having regard to the peculiar nature of the Offences to be dealt with, a Section should provide for the admissibility of evidence by affidavit or declaration to prove the receipt &c.
Page 517