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remains amongst the local statutes nominally in operation -but- practically insperative, inasmuch as the present Law Officers- differing

in opinion from Mr anstry- hold that it was not competent

for

the

Legislature of the Colorry to pare

an Ordinance amending

ureating

an

Parliament.

Act

斥

the Imperial

4. The principal object sought to be obtained by the Ordinance in question

was the establishment

an inexpensive and summary

of an

process for

the restoration to the

rightful

owner of property of

erall value retaken from Pirates, and also for the

condemnation of small piraticl

vessels, in place of the tedious and expensive proceedings in Admiralty prescribed 15 and 14 Vic. Cap. 26.-

5.

by

very

the

besirable

It is I think that this object should be affected

as soon as

possible, either by Colonial or Imperial legislation