467

3

Extradition

of

Chinese Fugitive

Criminals, and also to your

your Jo

Despatch N. 8 of 13th January last, instructing me to forward to you a Draft - "Ordinance providing for the transfer from the Police - Court to the Supreme Court of the duty of investigating

Chinese Extradition cases in the first instance, I have the honour to enclose a draft Ordinance on subject which has been

this.

prepared

2

prepared by the Attorney-General,

"losure? together with (1) a letter in BR May 1898, which Mr Russell, Acting

62.

5th

Enclosure 1.

With 6 spare Copies

Chief Justice, has,

on

my

invitation, made observations

on the proposed

measure

and (2) some notes

of

the

Attorney-General in parallel

columns.

2.

In explanation of the

somewhat long delay which

has taken place in connection

with my report

on this question,

may mention that this has

I may

been

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