in the matter should be approved.
I am in reply to transmit two despatches from Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaire at Peking in which he reports the dissatisfaction of the Chinese Government at the manner in which Extradition Cases under Article 21 of the Treaty of Tientsin are dealt with in Hongkong. There is great difficulty in forming opinion here as to the sufficiency of the proof of guilt which is required by the Treaty.
In the case of the eleven Fugitives whose surrender was refused about two years ago, the Law Officers in 1885 differed from their predecessors in 1884 as to the sufficiency of the proof. The former were of opinion that the "Proof of Guilt" was sufficient - while the latter had grave doubts, but on the whole reported in favour of the conclusion arrived at by the Governor
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