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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
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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
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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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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
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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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