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has been cometimes the case Chinese resident on the Seland,

by designing the Seland, with a

view of extorting money from temporarily resorting to it.

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those

frequently happens that Chinese

Iz

Neesels on Northward,

their

way

to Canton

from

the

pase through this Harbour, of the Passengers and

and that some of

others land in the Colony. - Until this finance was parsed,

passed, any of there

partics so landing or indeed erning coming into the harbour, could be apprehended. Capias ad Reepondendum, which

their designing countrymen

proeme from the

any of

could at once

Supreme Court on simply making affident that

of them

them was indebted

Ally one

on a transaction that might have taken place some thousand

miles off.-

of

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very

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the

dissimilar

that of the Courts of this Colony dealing

are

44. The only objection that has been urged against this ordinance is that it withdraws the furisdiction from Counts here which is possessed by those in hugland. _ To this I would observe that the position of an huglish court- dealing with continental Aliens in a case of Foreign Contract is from that of the Courts of with a like case where the parties Chinese Subjects victing the Colony in their funks for a limited period and for the purposes of trade. Moreover, in the event of a judgment o execution had in a British Court, any of the Amopean into whose furidiction the litigant parter might return, would

recognize proceedings by the Comity of civilized_ Nations, while, on the other hand, I may safely affirm that the Chincee judges

officers would not recognize

mes

these

the noto