CO129-008 - Foreign Office - 1844 — Page 134

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meumbent on the fonsals to enforce

Laws

the hairs and bidenances inacted by the Cheep Superintendent under the China Act of the last Session and

therefore it would scascaly be prudente to limit too precisely the proceedings

of the Conials by an bever in Council.

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"The next ponit to to provides for

the

the Irial in the Colony of Mongkong of Offences committed by British Subjects in thena, and for the transfer of prisoners from Canlar to the Colonial Court.

May "But as circumstances at timer render it expedient to

My

serios offencer on the spot,

When

where they have been committed,

a (lause

is inserted to enable the

to try in

theef Justice of Hong kong China Offences committed there by British Subjects .

" Having thus stated to you the tarion's points for which it has been attempted to make provision in the enclosed Draft, 2nd Aberdeen directs me to add thank atters he submits the whole in

to

your

consideration, and requests that you will from

him at your

carheit convenience

with a reply to this reference,

in order that the Order which

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