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733

You may finally recommend me

may be passed in Council with the least possible delay"

In humble obedience to Lordship's request we have taken these matters into our consideration and have now the honor to report

The object of the Order in Council appears to me to be to

Give to the Consuls and the foreign

the power to act is

The power to try and punish British Subjects, who may be guilty of criminal offences,

and also to decide any civil differences or suits between British Subjects, and between British Subjects and the Chinese.

This Order in Council would be operative so far as to designate and point out the Officers in whom the judicial power is to be vested,

but in order to make it properly effective it would require either that their commission or some other document of a legislative character should define more clearly the degree of power which it is intended to bestow in them,

and also the course of judicial proceedings to be adopted by them, and the manner in which their judgment or sentence is to be carried into effect.

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733 You may finally recommend me may be passed in Council with the least possible delay" In humble obedience to Lordship's request we have taken these matters into our consideration and have now the honor to report The object of the Order in Council appears to me to be to Give to the Consuls and the foreign the power to act is The power to try and punish British Subjects, who may be guilty of criminal offences, and also to decide any civil differences or suits between British Subjects, and between British Subjects and the Chinese. This Order in Council would be operative so far as to designate and point out the Officers in whom the judicial power is to be vested, but in order to make it properly effective it would require either that their commission or some other document of a legislative character should define more clearly the degree of power which it is intended to bestow in them, and also the course of judicial proceedings to be adopted by them, and the manner in which their judgment or sentence is to be carried into effect.

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733

You may pinally

finally recommend me

may

be passed

in Council with the least

possible delay"

In humble obedience Lordship's regnent we have taken. these matters into our consideratin and have now the honor to report object of the Order Council appears to me to be tor

that. The mani

to the Consuls and the forels

Give to the

to act is

The power

Sudges, and to by and puncil British Metzint, who may be guilty of criminal

offences,

and also to decide any

civil differences

or suits between

Britil Subjects, and between.

British

133

British Subjects and the Chinese.

This bider in

founcil would be

whom the

operative so far is to designate and point out the Officers in indicial power is to be verled.

but

in order to make it properly effective

it would

reque

either that their

ail or some other I

order in Council

document of a legiilatue Character

should define more

clearly the

degree of power which it is to

them,

intended to best in

and also

the consse of judicial proceeding

to be adopted by

which in

them

and the manner in wheich their

་

Dor sentences are to,

judgment or sentence be carried into effect.

It thould

bc.

}

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