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aord

and jurisdiction of the Judge and Courts of Justice

Justice established.

in the said Colony; Her Most Faithful Majesty The Queen

Commands, through the Secretary of State for the affairs of War

and the Colonies, that it be

intimated to The Chancellor

the Governor of the Province

of

Macao, Timor, and Solor, that

+

in Her Majesty's Government having required from that of Her Britannic Majesty an explanation

of the province

of the

in question, insisting

declaration that it had

been

Reference to the Portuguese Establishment

of Macao, the latter Government

lately

in

declares, as is recorded

in a note from

the Earl of

Aberdeen, Her Britannic Majesty's

1

200

Principal Secretary of State for

29

Foreign Affairs, dated the 24th July last, that the said Ordinance,

approved by the British Government,

in no way infringed the rights of Her Most Faithful

Majesty

in

the

City of Macao, as its sole object was

to provide that all British subjects resident in China,

as well as

in the

said City,

could be

tried by the Courts of the Island

of Hongkong.

on the

same principle as by British Law, especially Act 17th Geo III Chapter 34, section 7,

British

Subjects

are

tried by the Courts

liable to be

tried by the Courts of Great Britain

for certain offences

committed in

Foreign Countries, without this, however, in any way preventing the said British subjects from

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62 aord and jurisdiction of the Judge and Courts of Justice Justice established. in the said Colony; Her Most Faithful Majesty The Queen Commands, through the Secretary of State for the affairs of War and the Colonies, that it be intimated to The Chancellor the Governor of the Province of Macao, Timor, and Solor, that + in Her Majesty's Government having required from that of Her Britannic Majesty an explanation of the province of the in question, insisting declaration that it had been Reference to the Portuguese Establishment of Macao, the latter Government lately in declares, as is recorded in a note from the Earl of Aberdeen, Her Britannic Majesty's 1 200 Principal Secretary of State for 29 Foreign Affairs, dated the 24th July last, that the said Ordinance, approved by the British Government, in no way infringed the rights of Her Most Faithful Majesty in the City of Macao, as its sole object was to provide that all British subjects resident in China, as well as in the said City, could be tried by the Courts of the Island of Hongkong. on the same principle as by British Law, especially Act 17th Geo III Chapter 34, section 7, British Subjects are tried by the Courts liable to be tried by the Courts of Great Britain for certain offences committed in Foreign Countries, without this, however, in any way preventing the said British subjects from
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62 aord and jurisdiction of the fudgee and Courts of Justice Justice established. in the sonid Colony ; Her. Host Waithful. Majesty The Jucen Commands, through the secretary of State for the affairs of Marive and the Colonies, that it be intivated to The Canciller the Governer of the Province. of Macas, Timor, cand solor, that + in Her Majesty's Gordowment having requirée from that of ster Britannic Majesty an explanation Eng of the proven. of the in questione, insisting declaration that it had cen Reference to the Portiquese. Etablishment of Macas, the latter Gwemment lately in declarcs, us is recorde d note from the Earl of Aberdeen, Her Britanie Majesty's 1 200 Principal Secretary of State for 29 Foreign Affairs, dated the 24th July last, that the said Ordinance, approved by the Britiske Government. in way infringed. the rights of Her Most Faithful Majesty i the City of Macao, uch as it's sole object was to provide that all British subjects resident in China, well as in th the said City, -City, could be tried by the Courts of the Island of Hongkong. the thie came principle as by British Sow, especially Act 17th Geo W. Chapter 34. section 7, Britiske Subjects core dried by the Court's liable to be the Court's of Great Britain for certain offences mitted in Soreign Countries, without this, however, in augsvay preventing the said British subjects from
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62

aord

and jurisdiction of the fudgee and Courts of Justice

Justice established.

in the sonid Colony ; Her. Host Waithful. Majesty The Jucen

Commands, through the secretary of State for the affairs of Marive

and the Colonies, that it be

intivated to The Canciller

the Governer of the Province.

of

Macas, Timor, cand solor, that

+

in Her Majesty's Gordowment having requirée from that of ster Britannic Majesty an explanation

Eng of the proven.

of the

in questione, insisting

declaration that it had

cen

Reference to the Portiquese. Etablishment

of Macas, the latter Gwemment

lately

in

declarcs, us is recorde d

note from

the Earl of

Aberdeen, Her Britanie Majesty's

1

200

Principal Secretary of State for

29

Foreign Affairs, dated the 24th July last, that the said Ordinance,

approved by the Britiske Government.

in

way infringed. the rights of Her Most Faithful

Majesty

i

the

City of Macao, uch as it's sole object was

to provide that all British subjects resident in China,

well as

in th

the said City,

-City, could be

tried by the Courts of the Island

of Hongkong.

the

thie

came principle as by British Sow, especially Act 17th Geo W. Chapter 34. section 7,

Britiske

Subjects

core

dried by the Court's

liable to be

the Court's of Great Britain

for certain offences

mitted in

Soreign Countries, without this, however, in augsvay preventing the said British subjects from

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