CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867 — Page 602

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Report

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Report which we had the honor to subinct Your Lordship upon the subject of the Tonderiat jurisdiction over the touters 20. intjoining the botony of Hong Kong.

have endeavoured to answer

That

all these questions, though

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have not

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- We think

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in Offencer against the Laws of the British Empire ( suy in a Slave Gode),

(except ous to Peroxy) against the Saw of

Nations

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as would

Jakten away, or vi ale affected by the foot that the chase of the captured vessel

Werset beguns

while she was in the usual limits of the

Jerritorial

waters of Star Majesty's dominions.

As to the

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auction whether it would

be competent to Free Atwistys Coverument, or the Government of Hong Kong, to authorise,

without the aid

By

ben Imperial statute the establishment of An Armed Felice vessel of the Character and with the Authority requiicat,

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