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The immediate proximity of Chinese territory and of Macao to this Colony, and) the facilities of intucommunication hourly afforded for the escape of Orininals and

for

to Macae- there may

be differmer of

ofision, but I certainly feet it inexpedinit that the law should be left

it

present very incomplete and rather I mintelligible stater

the disposal of the plunder resulting from Larcenies and

Burglaries, might have

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been expected to have induced Great

Britain to insist on

making the obliga

lion to give up criminals at least

reciprocal. The contrary, however,

have sheron, is at present

it is to be hoped

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as

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case; through

will me long

MULAS MAI VO

be taken to remedy so palpable

aw

penjustice.

b.

As to the

Me auto

necessary for the

mutual rendition of criminals escaping to this place from Macao, or from here

Your Grace will observe from the enclosed opinion of the Ading Actorney

General, that he is averse to any

scheme

of nuituals res dition of criminals and)

deserters to be entered into between this and the Macao Gornment. I world

Gevaument

observe however, that the considerations on which he objects to such

as

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arrangement,

- for example, the anbrage which he carceives the Chinese might take at the

quasi-recognition grim shucky to she Macao Government,

art

questions rather