CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12] — Page 78

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

that the most convenient course wont be to invest

the Governor with the power of pardon,

the same time,

A

instruc

instrume tiongy

never

to excreuse it (except

in cases of extraordinary

emergenen.

to occur

not likely

.) without

consulting the convicting court, and in political

cases

not without

previous consultation

with Her Majesty's

Minister

But

the

matter concerns

offenders

convicted by court acting under the Foreign Department, I am

ì

76

to state that His

Grace would be y

to learn the course

which Lord Russell

would wish to be

pursued.

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