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came to light. About the same time the Chief Justice
held in an extradition case which came before him in the
Supreme Court that in Court the Chinese Government had no
locus standi.
Thereupon this Government, being
desirous to prevent extradition proceedings being conduct-
-ed by Solicitors not of the highest standing arranged to
permit the Crow Solicitor to prosecute in extradition
cases under the Chinese Extradition Ordinance and to
receive fees for so doing. The Chinese, it should be
mentioned, wished that a lawyer should prosecute in these
cases. They were not satisfied with the Police prosecuting
probably because these cases are often defended.
These cases have recently and
owing probably to the greater energy in suppressing piracy
and robbery in the neighbouring Provinces of China be-
"come much more numerous than heretofore; and if it is
desired that under the new system now proposed the Crown
Solicitor should continue to prosecute in these cases, an
Assistant Crown Solicitor on a salary of the third class
at present $420 to £540
should be appointed as it is
impossible that the work could be done by the Officers in
the amalgamated Department above recommended. In such case
the