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communicated to the Colonial authorities. This course, therefore, we venture to recommend Her Majesty's Government to adopt.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Kimberley,
&c. &c.
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&o.
We have, &o.
(Signed)
R. P. COLLIER.
J. D. COLERIDGE.
1932.
MY LORD,
No. 687.
(NEW SOUTH Wales.)
LAW OFFICERS to FOREIGN OFFICE.
Temple, February 17, 1871. We are honoured with your Lordship's commands, signified in Mr. Hammond's letter of the 11th instant, stating that he was directed to transmit to us a letter from the Colonial Office enclosing, with other papers, a letter from the Attorney General of New South Wales suggesting the extension to the Fiji Islands of the provisions of the proposed law for the extradition of criminals, and he was to request that we would furnish your Lordship with our opinion on this suggestion.
In obedience to your Lordship's commands we have the honour to
Report
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That we think the evil pointed out by the Attorney General of New South Wales So long as no government is cannot properly be remedied in the proposed manner. recognised at Fiji the mutual surrender of criminals by independent and civilized communities is a principle to which the Fiji Islands must remain foreign. repeatedly before, so here again, the importance of specific Imperial legislation on the subject of our relations to places like the Fiji Islands seems to be established by the facts brought to the Law Officers' notice in connexion with them. But such legis- lation should not be by way of extension of the Extradition Act, 1870, the scope of which is wholly different. In any such legislation means might with propriety be taken to carry out the suggestion of Sir William Manning mentioned in s. 3 of the letter of the Attorney General of New South Wales.
We have, &c.
The Earl Granville, K.G.
&c.
&c.
(Signed)
R. P. COLLIER.
J. D. COLERIDGE. TRAVERS TWISS.
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ommunicated to the Colonial authorities. This course, therefore, we venture to ecommend Her Majesty's Government to adopt.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Kimberley,
&c.
&c.
&c.
We have, &c.
(Signed)
R. P. COLLIER.
J. D. COLERIDGE.
1932.
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