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"احد" such junk and her cargo "shall be forfeited to the Crown', my predecessor, in his minute of the 7th of February last, expressed the opinion that the Opium should be confiscated.
In his opinions, dated the 6th and 17th of February 1877, Mr. Phillippo, the Attorney General, differs from Sir Arthur Kennedy,
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and recommends that the value of the junk and opium should be returned to the former owners.
Mr. Phillippo says:-
"The question is whether the Government should take advantage under the circumstances
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of the very heavy penalty imposed for omitting to obtain a port clearance, × × × If she had obtained a Port clearance before leaving Hong Kong harbour, although bound on a smuggling expedition, she would not have been liable to forfeiture under the Ordinance.
I do not think such a penalty should be imposed until... "such transactions (smuggling opium into China) are declared unlawful."
especially in a legal question, to differ from my Attorney
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“احد” such junk and her cargo “shall be forfeited to the Crown', my predecessor, in his minute of the 7th of February last, expressed the opinion that the Opium should be confiscated.
In his opinions, dated the 6th and 17th of February 1877, Mr. Phillippo, the Attorney General, differs from Sir Arthur Kennedy,
9.
and recommends that the value of the junk and opium should be returned to the former owners.
Mr. Phillippo says:-
“The question is whether the Government should take advantage under the circumstances
10.
of the very heavy penalty imposed for omitting to obtain a port clearance, × × × If she had obtained a Port clearance before leaving Hong Kong harbour, although bound on a smuggling expedition, she would not have been liable to forfeiture under the Ordinance.
“I do not think such a penalty should be imposed until... “such transactions (smuggling opium into China) are declared unlawful.”
especially in a legal question, to differ from my Attorney
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“احد” such junk and her cargo “shall be forfeited to the Crown', my predecessor, in his minute of the 7th of February last, expressed the opinion that the Opium should be confiscated.
In his opinions, dated the 6th and 17th of February 1877, Mr. Phillippo, the Attorney General, differs from Sir Arthur Kennedy,
9.
and recommends that the value of the junk and opium should be returned to the former owners.
Mr. Phillippo says:-
“The question is whether the Government should take __ “advantage under the circumstances
10.
of the very heavy penalty imposed for omitting to obtain a port clearance, × × × If she had obtained a Port clearance before leaving Hong Kong harbour, although bound on a smuggling expedition, she would not have been liable to forfeiture under the Ordinance.
“I do not think such a penalty should be imposed until... “such transactions (smuggling opium into China) are declared unlawful.”
especially in a legal question, to differ from my Attorney
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