CO129-115 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [9-10] — Page 159

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in the event of

Actual invasion

predatory attack or

hostile

or

Imminent

"danger thereof", the Officers and

Crews

are

to be subject to the

laws and Customs of the Royal

Navy

and the Governor may

place them under the Queen's

Officer Commanding

on

the Station.

That with reference

to this section, we were

pleased to

request

that we would

consider whether there

might not

be difficulty when it is to

be considered

whether it might

take effect and

whether this

might not have been avoided

by requiring it to be

announced

by a Proclamation.

We were also

pleased to request

that we would consider the effect of

the Act on vessels proceeding beyond the limits of the Colony;

whether, while so employed,

or on their return, the Officers and Crews, being guilty of any neglect or violation of duty, would be liable to punishment on their return to the Colony?

That on this point we

refer

to an

Opinion given

by the then Law Advisers of the

Crown on a

South Australian

Act inflicting penalties on

Certain

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158 / Lec: X111 in the event of Actual invasion predatory attack or hostile or Imminent "danger thereof", the Officers and Crews are to be subject to the laws and Customs of the Royal Navy and the Governor may place them under the Queen's Officer Commanding on the Station. That with reference to this section, we were pleased to request that we would consider whether there might not be difficulty when it is to be considered whether it might take effect and whether this might not have been avoided by requiring it to be announced by a Proclamation. We were also pleased to request that we would consider the effect of the Act on vessels proceeding beyond the limits of the Colony; whether, while so employed, or on their return, the Officers and Crews, being guilty of any neglect or violation of duty, would be liable to punishment on their return to the Colony? That on this point we refer to an Opinion given by the then Law Advisers of the Crown on a South Australian Act inflicting penalties on Certain
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158

/ Lec: X111

in the event of

Actual invasion

predatory attack or

hvatite

or

Mimment

"danger "there of "," the Officers and

Crews

Are.

to be subject to the

laws and Customs of the Royal

Nary

and the Governor may

place them under the Queen's.

Officer Commanding

ou

then

the Station.

That with reference

this section, for Merivale

pleased to

request

to

Irierivate was

that we would

whether there

Amay

not

tarity when it is to

Consider

be

mucent

take

might

effect and

whether this

he not have been avoided

it to be announced

by requiring it to be

by

by a Proclamation.

In Merivale

pleased to request

was also

requent that we would consider the effect of

the Act on

ressele proeading beyond the limits of the Colony ;

employed,

or

and whether, while 20 the Offices and (new-being guilty of any neglect violation of duty, they would be liable to punishment on their return to the Colony ? _ That

this point he

th

refer

us to an

Wao

to

Opinion given

by the then Law Advisers of the

A

South Australian

Act inflicting penaltion

Certani

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