CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 213

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that it appears to me, that though some parts of Sir E. Hornby's judgment may be fairly open to doubt, it does not seem to me that there is any, often? Report of the Law Officers of the 15th January last, to discuss any further the question of the extent of British jurisdiction in the waters adjacent to Hong Kong.

There remains, however, the question of jurisdiction over land; and I am disinclined to state that what we regret to learn, that any negotiation upon the point with the Chinese government would be hopeless, and would tend only to provoke the very danger which Sir R Macdonnell seeks to avert, yet I feel that Sir R Macdonnell is far better in his position the best judge in this matter, and that for the present, therefore, any negotiation should be held in abeyance.

But considering the importance of obtaining the cession of

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that it appears to me, that though some parts of Sir E. Hornby's judgment may be fairly open to doubt, it does not seem to me that there is any, often? Report of the Law Officers of the 15th January last, to discuss any further the question of the extent of British jurisdiction in the waters adjacent to Hong Kong. There remains, however, the question of jurisdiction over land; and I am disinclined to state that what we regret to learn, that any negotiation upon the point with the Chinese government would be hopeless, and would tend only to provoke the very danger which Sir R Macdonnell seeks to avert, yet I feel that Sir R Macdonnell is far better in his position the best judge in this matter, and that for the present, therefore, any negotiation should be held in abeyance. But considering the importance of obtaining the cession of
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that it affieen to 19, that though some parti Wir E. Hornby's Jinion magle fairly pen to

doubt,

Recen

it doy hot seem

the f

any, often?

Report

of the haw Officers of the

15th January last, to discus any further the prestion of the extent of Brick

jurisdiction in the water

adjacent to

The Money & Hong Kong.

There remains, however,

Ad

the question finns duction over

Hland; and

to the

J

Lanma

a

discred to state that

What We regret to

212

barn that fir R Mrock is

If Junion Hal

of

any myotiation

upon the pount with the Chrisar government would In hopeless, and would tend only be provoke the very danger which Sie R Macdonnell

Leeks wavert, yet its fel that Sir R Meant in four his portion the best judge

in this matter, and that for the present, therefore, any

neporation

But

attempt at meru Most le pin up.

Considering

the importance

fotraining the cession of

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