Thief Justice said that the Messageries Maritimes do not carry mails, or things subsidised within the meaning of the postal convention

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opinion upon the

Cavender

between

Seest Pris & Frame

The F. O. express.

mopriety of the Governor's action but pa

Fanling

out that the bend of the Admiralty Division of the High Court in this case

Court in the case of the Parlement Belge" (which

in this point was not heard by this Court of Appeal) has superseded the instructions,

made on opinions of the Law Officers, which have from time to time been pointed out from Story Kany to treat the ships of the Messageries Maritimes as entitled to the privileges of ships of war in this port under the Postal Convention. but I think the Governor acted judiciously in the difficult circumstances

in which he was placed

Perhaps it would be but fair to go further than saying

pections the three state eus

having you the

winstructions.

no reason to disapprove

of

his action in not altering

the ship detained but that there instructions must

now be considered

as superseded by the recent decisions

of the Court, and

in the present case

approved by the Law Officers Colonial Act

And that we are considering

any

this part of legislation on the subject and

Art

The whole

about to present again urge upon the French great Britain

a

preparation made in 1896 for

frem

AL

arrangement

whereby justifying the word out if y Sis & Hertslet's

Memorandum]

minkant of open Salon with the whole Colony, to open this put sun?

Kreefiority

in the Oper

Recommend the amendment of the Opium Ordinance mintage,

by

ko has the "

2423 Ariary

*

o

Dr

holl buff

Calory S

in the sense indicated in minute on

Luz that in this amendment care must be taken

to the Opium Trader full protection

7

any

to secure

rights under his contract.

As the F.O. do not notice the decision

167

the J

Supreme Court after saying that the ships of the Messageries Maritimes are not within the words of the Convention it may be well to suggest to them that steps should be taken in concert with the French Government for defining more clearly by a supplemental Convention the rules which are intended to have the benefit of the privileges conferred by the 5th clause

of the

The existing Convention

EN

2.4

Revoll Apr

Witts

Caprit 3

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