Mr Gerton was also pleased to State than the correspondence on the Same imbject whe passed between the Fe. O. and the fol : Office in 1862, & who is alluded to in Mr. Elliot's letter, was enclored for
Mer information.
in
have
obedience to y. Lo commands, we taken this matter into consideration, & have
the hour to Report
Miest
Hist we see no
objection on principle to in Irdinance being passed by Legislative Council of Honghong for the extradition flauriduals charged with having commited offences within the territorial jurisdiction. of Ht. In the thing of Portugal, & of Porturnen
subjects charged with having committed offences within those parts of the (linece Bruinions within who the thing of
Portugal
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Portugal is empowered by treaty - engage: =ments with the Emperor of China to exercise pirisdiction over Portuquen subjects, & that such Ordinance should come into fo - like the Malta Ordinance of Feb 21, 18th (Hartelet XI p. 892) upon the Portuguese Yout enacting an Ordinance of I reciprocal intent with regard to individual charged with having committed offences within the territorial jurisdiction of H.M. The Queen, & with regard to Brit : subjects charged with having ++ Committed offences within those parts: of the Chinese Dominions withine wh H. t. The Queen is empowered by threaty engagements with the Emperor of Coina to "exercise jurisiction over Kritish subjects.
The details of such an Ordinance & the particular crimes to wh it would
be
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