CO129-131 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [6-7] — Page 217

such

be regarded

us the best judge

on s

من

a

paint, though I regret the impiafsibility of affecting a reform so sulutury.

Your Execullency will however perceive

a result cannot modify the

that such

fuition of this Government. It can

only

fuffect

the interesto

of

the Chinese who when

they

muy

ask the pursinder of Criminalo Istill have them

on certain conditiono.or

must abandon their claim.

It

seems beyond my province to discuss the general Policy, which insists

fon a quarantee against

Torture

of

flariminalo Sunendered by British Authority, May duty is very simple, vize to obey my forders; and these onder me to give up no criminals without such a quarunter.

inrespective of any

Treaties

Lov

subject.

the

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Neverthelep, although Your Excellency and striking points of

many

very

puto in view the

of a policy by humanity

Serious propsible consequen es

which

appears

to be chickated

and by a national dislike

to the disgrace of handing over any

human beings to inevitable tentine,

am

glad

to

State, that, whilst the

rendition of Criminals has been the

frequent souve of discussion for tive

between

myself

and the

years

Niceray of the duo kuang. through the medium of bansul at banton, I have

the

never known

Viceroy estopped from demanding rendition of

any

briminal by