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be expedient to extend its provisions would, of course, be matter for further & careful consideration.

With

regard

to the rendition of Deserters

We observe that I. G. The Duke of Buckingham is of opinion that it would not be Expedient to confer such a power on the Gut of Hongkong. Apart from the question of Policy we think that in point

Law the surrender of Deserters, who obtain shatter & seek refuge in Britick fois, might be granted, but we are not aware that Got Britaine has engaged Surait explicitly by any treaty with Over to surrender persons who may have deserted the Military or Naval Service of such power, except in the Case where the desertion has taken place within British territory, as provided

any

for

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for in the Treaty with Portugal of the

Year

1842. Upon this point however we would remark that the Acting Attorney Got

of Houghong states that the your of Macas " bases his demand on the 16thart, of the Greaty of 18:42 16. Heratlet 608) & observes " I may add that if the Goor of tracas thinks "He has a

claim on

this Goot under the

"Iecond section par : of Art. 16. it is for him Japprchend to direct on attention to the

" arcumstances under wh it arises,"

"We do not find that the Gooz oftaran has intimated whether he does in

any way rely on circumstances bringing the Case within this paragraph, but we think it right to call attention to the following Considerations rel : to this matter,

The par : referred to is as follows : "It is further agreed and declared that

if