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caused to be prepared the amended

Draft now transmitted to us for our

Consideration.

that your Lordship apprehends that in adverting to the want of precision in the first draft; as regarded the limits within which the Consuls, Vice Consuls and other

Persons should exercise Jurisdiction it was not the intention of the Law officers to recommend that a

limitation should be introduced

into the Order restricting the exercise of Jurisdiction within any given district to one such Officer. For

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For although in ordinary circumstance, the Consul alone in such district would in all probability be called upon to exercise Jurisdiction, occasions might arise where the Consul, from illness

or other cause might be temporarily incapacitated from acting, and it might be therefore convenient that the Vice Consul should be able to act in the absence of his Chief

Officer; or it may be prior it may be that the

Vice Consul may be stationed, as

for instance in the Canton Consulate where a Consulate Agent will

reside

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caused to be prepared the amended Draft now transmitted to us for our Consideration. that your Lordship apprehends that in adverting to the want of precision in the first draft; as regarded the limits within which the Consuls, Vice Consuls and other Persons should exercise Jurisdiction it was not the intention of the Law officers to recommend that a limitation should be introduced into the Order restricting the exercise of Jurisdiction within any given district to one such Officer. For 138 For although in ordinary circumstance, the Consul alone in such district would in all probability be called upon to exercise Jurisdiction, occasions might arise where the Consul, from illness or other cause might be temporarily incapacitated from acting, and it might be therefore convenient that the Vice Consul should be able to act in the absence of his Chief Officer; or it may be prior it may be that the Vice Consul may be stationed, as for instance in the Canton Consulate where a Consulate Agent will reside

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aused to be prepared the amended I raft now transmitted to us for our Consideration. that your Lordship apprehends that in adverting to the want of precision in the first draft; as regaroled the limits within which the Consuls, bice Consuls and other Persons should exercise Jurisdiction it was not the intention of the Law officers to recommend that a limitation should be introducest exercise into the Order restricting the carcice of Jurisdiction within any given district to one such Officer. Jor 138 For although in ordinary circumstance. the Consul alone in such district would in all probability be called upon to exercise Jurisdiction, occasions might arise where the Consul, from illues or other cause might be temporarily meapacelated from acting, and it might be therefore convenient that the vice Consul should be able tact in the absence of his lifenor Officer; on it may be prior it may be that the bice Consul may be stationed, as for instance in the Canton Consulate where a Consulate Agent will reside

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aused to be prepared the amended

I raft now transmitted to us for our

Consideration.

that your Lordship apprehends that in adverting to the want of precision in the first draft; as regaroled the limits within which the Consuls, bice Consuls and other

Persons should exercise Jurisdiction it was not the intention of the Law officers to recommend that a

limitation should be introducest

exercise

into the Order restricting the carcice of Jurisdiction within any given district to one such Officer. Jor

138

For although in ordinary circumstance. the Consul alone in such district would in all probability be called upon to exercise Jurisdiction, occasions might arise where the Consul, from illues

or other cause might be temporarily meapacelated from acting, and it might be therefore convenient that the vice Consul should be able tact in the absence of his lifenor

Officer; on it may be

prior it may be that the

bice Consul may be stationed, as

for instance in the Canton Consulate where a Consulate Agent will

reside

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