CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 292

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"and that they should await such 'order in the premises' might be made at the United State's Consulate concerning them?"

The opinion of Mr Justice Ball in the Attorney General's absence was taken and Mr Pauncefote's opinion on his petition was fully taken. Copies of these opinions and the whole correspondence are enclosed in order that Your Grace may be in complete possession of the circumstances.

It will be seen that the men after being detained by the Invercargill Police for nearly a fortnight were finally brought in due course of law before the sitting Police Magistrate and discharged. The United State's Consul, though duly notified, failed to appear against them.

Consul Alton seems to have assumed a right to try the prisoners at his own Consulate, but, as the Attorney General points out, he was confusing his position as Consul in a British Port with that of his fellow Consuls in the open Ports of China where jurisdiction over their respective citizens is allowed to the Consuls by treaty.

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288 "and that they should await such 'order in the premises' might be made at the United State's Consulate concerning them?" The opinion of Mr Justice Ball in the Attorney General's absence was taken and Mr Pauncefote's opinion on his petition was fully taken. Copies of these opinions and the whole correspondence are enclosed in order that Your Grace may be in complete possession of the circumstances. It will be seen that the men after being detained by the Invercargill Police for nearly a fortnight were finally brought in due course of law before the sitting Police Magistrate and discharged. The United State's Consul, though duly notified, failed to appear against them. Consul Alton seems to have assumed a right to try the prisoners at his own Consulate, but, as the Attorney General points out, he was confusing his position as Consul in a British Port with that of his fellow Consuls in the open Ports of China where jurisdiction over their respective citizens is allowed to the Consuls by treaty.

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and that they should await sucti

"order in the premises

might

be made at the United State's

"Consulate conce

"rning theme?"

The opinion of Mr Sustice Ball in the Attorney General's

absence wus taken and Mor

Pauncefoto's

بڑا

his petwon.

and

fully

laken

Copies of these opinion s

میرے

the whole correspondence

are enclosed in order that

Your Grace

be in complete

may be

prepession of the circumstances.

Men

It will be seen that the

after being detained by

the

Invere

Police for nearly a fortnight won

finally brought in due course of low before the sitting

Police

Magistrate and discharged

تی کہ نہیں

the United State's Counsul though

italy notified failed to appear against them

Consul Alton seemes to have assumed a night to try

the prisoners at his own Consulate,

but, as the

as the Alter

out, he

Alterney General points

confusing his position

Consul in a

British Port

with that of his fellow Consul s

in the open Ports of China where jurisdiction over their respective citizens is allowed to the Consul s

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