position pointed out. d.

believe they

alive

are

thoroughly

now to the requirements of the law in cases

extradition, and I am

sure

they to carey out the policy of the Government, vize to prevent this Colony being made an aeyhun for the criminal. -population of the adjoining

are most anxious.

-15.

province. 15.

I beg to

to add.

ponu

suggestions:-

Attorney General's Notes.

Attorney General's

Notev.

( a ) The Chinesertuthorities Fagree with the

should be made to

suggestions a and

b, understand that when they but I think it would.

the

obtain the arrest of a refuge criminal they should promptly produce all

evidence on which they have to rely

be impossible to limit a Magistrate's discretion in the manner proposed in C especially as to the of identity and evidence tune allowed to a

wvidence

of

prisoner

prisoner for his

Mr Russell's Memorandum.

of

503

souse persons who know defence : But the rule something of the fart _ not

faid down in E

would be weeful.

If the prooeedings

are to be carried out

by a Magistrate I do

not think it would

be desirable that a

a

fugitive should be surrender, without.

Dove revier.

Anore

-

hearsay. The pull is now, I believe, to aek for remands, thew produce

one witness, then a remand and then another witress. If they themselves took care there need be little delay. (b) The Chinese should be called upon to allege

a

of the oprrific offence or offeners &

the at a specific place, and

cirommetarioes by the at a Governor,

and the

decision thereupon

specifie lieue Acharge is

must in the nature robbing but there is the

of things be

leve

a

made of murder and

Or

greatest difficulty od

any

clear evidence of the

when and the where:

upon grounds of "understand as to getting judicial character. If the proandings were, as the bill propons Offences of the old standing before a Judge of the have been charged by Supreme Court, the subordinate officers.

decisions

against

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