CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 39

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that the right of succession

to immoveable property and

Bhabour

regards

the acquisition.

of it she be regulated by English, and not

by

Laws. Neither must

any

Chinese

or

English Subject be held

amenable for any

within

the Island of Hong Kong

for

any

imputed

crime to

any

there be

Chinese Tribunal

under Chinese Law. Again if

repugnant

any

Chinese Law

to those same

immutable principles of morality which Christians must regard as binding

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on

themselves at all times

and in all places, the

enforcement of any

even

against

such Law

by the Chinese

must not be permitted

within The Queen's Dominions although the sentence should be pronounced by Chinese

Judges.

14 Passing

on to other

Copies of less moment and

contingency

we next advert

to the subject of

the

legal Revenue. It will

2017.

be easy

to raise a

large Revenue by

direct contributions. The