50.
Excellency the Governor to inform you that, in future, only copies of the communications
upon which the Governor
bases his order for
the
issue
of a magistrate's
warrant for the apprehension
of Fugitives from
China
will be forwarded to the
Magistrates
I have the
(sd) Frederick Stewart.
for the Colonial Secretary.
H.E. Wodehouse Dr
Police Magistrate.
*
The foregoing being correct recapitulation of the facts, I have the honour to
submit with
regard
to the
...
passed upon
1. That
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opinion of
generally critical and discussive character having
been set before me
for my
information and guidance I was only exercising
ordinary prudence in
satisfying myself that the Government in using that language included in its direction the specific change
of action involved in allusion to the last paragraph but
of that opinion.
2. That in "respectfully
deprecating what seems to
me a somewhat unconstitutional
interference with the
discretionary powers belonging to the Magistrate having
conduct of the
case"
I
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expressed