CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6] — Page 196

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His Majesty's Government in the Colony.

The former question is based on live cases which came before me on the application of Mr. Rennie, Auditor General for both the Colony and the Consular Departments in China and Japan, and I enclose his letters and the nil reply received at my hands from the Acting Colonial Secretary.

3. The first direction from the case is briefly as follows: a criminal is sent down from a Consular Court (Canton, China) to be tried before the Supreme Court of the Colony, as by law directed. The trial comes off, and afterwards a Bill is made out by the Crown Solicitor against the Consulate for $104 1/2, of which £6 are taxed off.

4. The remaining $98 1/2 is there for the Crown Solicitor, $47 3 for the Attorney General, and $50 for Postage.

5. When attention was drawn to this charge, a rule without notice given was struck out on two points - 1. the infraction of or authority received, and this to the personal advantage of the Law officers of this Government. For I have known no less than eight different Crown Prosecutors here since the Establishment of the Supreme Court, and I have never heard of such a charge as that now made in the case under remark. This is so...

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191 His Majesty's Government in the Colony. The former question is based on live cases which came before me on the application of Mr. Rennie, Auditor General for both the Colony and the Consular Departments in China and Japan, and I enclose his letters and the nil reply received at my hands from the Acting Colonial Secretary. 3. The first direction from the case is briefly as follows: a criminal is sent down from a Consular Court (Canton, China) to be tried before the Supreme Court of the Colony, as by law directed. The trial comes off, and afterwards a Bill is made out by the Crown Solicitor against the Consulate for $104 1/2, of which £6 are taxed off. 4. The remaining $98 1/2 is there for the Crown Solicitor, $47 3 for the Attorney General, and $50 for Postage. 5. When attention was drawn to this charge, a rule without notice given was struck out on two points - 1. the infraction of or authority received, and this to the personal advantage of the Law officers of this Government. For I have known no less than eight different Crown Prosecutors here since the Establishment of the Supreme Court, and I have never heard of such a charge as that now made in the case under remark. This is so...
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2. 191 Majesty's Government in the botony. The former question is based on live cases which came before me on the application of Mr. Rennie, Auditor General for both the Colony and the Consular Departments in China and Japan, and I enclose his letters and the Nil reply The received at my Acting Colonial Secretary 3. The first direction from the case is briefly as follows: a criminal is sent down from a Consular Court (Canton, China) to be tried before the is Supreme Court of the Colony, as by law directed. The trial comes off, a Bill and afterwards It the Consulate is made out by against the Crown Solicitor for $ 104 1/2, of which #6 are taxed 4. are - off the $981⁄2 this remaining there for the brown Solicitor & 473 for the Attorney General # 50. for Postage 5. when attention was drawn to my this charge. бо a rule without notice given was struck by two points- 1. the infraction of or authority received, and this to the personal advantage of the Law officers of this Government, for I have known no less than Eight different Crown Prosecutors here since the Establishment of the Supreme Court, and I have never heard as that now made in the case under remark - This is so of such a charge foor set at rest by the
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191

Majesty's Government in the botony.

The

former question is based on live

cases which came

before

me on

the application

of Mr. Rennie, Auditor General for both the Colony and the Consular Departments in China

and Japan, and I enclose his letters and the Nil

reply

The received at

my

Acting Colonial Secretary

3.

The first

direction from the

case is briefly as follows:

a criminal is sent down from a Consular

Court (Canton, China) to be tried

before

the

is Supreme Court of the Colony, as by law

directed. The trial comes off,

a

Bill

and afterwards

It the Consulate is made out by

against

the Crown Solicitor

for $ 104 1/2, of which #6

are taxed

4.

are -

off

the

$981⁄2 this remaining there

for the brown Solicitor & 473

for

the Attorney General # 50.

for Postage

5.

when

attention was drawn to

my

this charge.

бо

a rule without notice given

was struck by two points-

1. the infraction of

or

authority received, and this to the personal

advantage of the Law officers of this Government,

for

I have known no less than Eight different

Crown Prosecutors here since the Establishment

of the Supreme Court, and I have never heard

as that now made in the case

under remark - This is so

of

such

a

charge

foor

set at rest by the

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