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Seking, 20th September, say

(Received 26th October)

1887

No. B.

Her Majesty's Minister

(Sir R. Alcock, KCB)

Governor

To

Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell

Conflicting jurisdiction

in waters in the

neighbourhood of Hong

Kong.

Reply to Governor Sir

Richard Graves MacDonnell's

Despatch. No. 237 of 12th May

1867 regarding -

Copy

of

Notes

on the correspondence relative

to territorial rights

in waters revend...

I am not

aware of the particulars

of the Fisherman's case which

apparently

gave rise to Sir R. MacDonnell's

desire to have the limits of the

Hong Kong territorial jurisdiction

more clearly defined, but I do not

well understand how it could

have arisen.

If the guilty act was committed

within three miles of the island of

Hong Kong, on the water, the Colonial

Court, I should imagine,

had sufficient jurisdiction. It was

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Seking, 20th September, say (Received 26th October) 1887 No. B. Her Majesty's Minister (Sir R. Alcock, KCB) Governor To Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell Conflicting jurisdiction in waters in the neighbourhood of Hong Kong. Reply to Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell's Despatch. No. 237 of 12th May 1867 regarding - Copy of Notes on the correspondence relative to territorial rights in waters revend... I am not aware of the particulars of the Fisherman's case which apparently gave rise to Sir R. MacDonnell's desire to have the limits of the Hong Kong territorial jurisdiction more clearly defined, but I do not well understand how it could have arisen. If the guilty act was committed within three miles of the island of Hong Kong, on the water, the Colonial Court, I should imagine, had sufficient jurisdiction. It was
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Seking, 20th September, say (Received 26th Welöber-) 1887 Ho. B. M's Minister (Sir R. Alcock, KCB) Soverner lo Fir Richard Graves Move Kennell Conflicting jurisdiction waters in of Many Hong CB aeighbourhood. Reply to Governor Fir Richard Graves Mac Bowm1ld Respatch. N. 237 of 12. May 1867 regarding - Conchsure Governor For Richard. Groves MacDonnell's Dispatch N. 387 of 31 October, 1867. Copy ) Notes 80% on the correspondence relative rights to territorial nhưng trong هتره I am not in waters revend aware of the particulars of the Fisherman's case which sive apparently gave to Sir R. Mac Bennetts desire to have the limits of the Hongthong territorial jurisdiction more Searly defined, but I do not well understand how it could have arisen. If the guilty act was committed. within three miles of the island of SongMong on the water, the Colonial Court I should imagini, had not sufficient jurisdiction. It was
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Seking, 20th September, say

(Received 26th Welöber-)

1887

Ho. B.

M's Minister

(Sir R. Alcock, KCB)

Soverner

lo

Fir Richard Graves Move Kennell

Conflicting jurisdiction

waters in

of Many Hong

CB

aeighbourhood.

Reply to Governor Fir

Richard Graves Mac Bowm1ld

Respatch. N. 237 of 12. May

1867 regarding -

Conchsure

Governor For

Richard. Groves MacDonnell's

Dispatch N. 387 of 31 October, 1867.

Copy

)

Notes

80%

on the correspondence relative

rights

to territorial

nhưng trong

هتره

I am not

in waters revend

aware of the particulars

of the Fisherman's case which

sive apparently

gave to Sir R. Mac Bennetts

desire to have the limits of the

Hongthong territorial jurisdiction

more

Searly defined, but I do not

well understand how it could

have arisen.

If the guilty

act was committed.

within three miles of the island of

SongMong

on the water, the Colonial

Court I should

imagini,

had

not

sufficient jurisdiction. It was

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