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to the jurisdiction over Lamma Island
Considering
the
vicinity of that island to
boughing & to comparative size of renders
it an
L secure
Rasy
asylum for Thieved a persons of lawless character, His grace thinks
it desirable that some
step sh? be taken to give to the govt of Houghong all the legal
pirisdiction over
to give.
the island who H.M. is competent
In? Hammond was further pleased to state that we should perecive that the Duke Buckingham has accordingly caused a draft Ander in formeil to be prepared for the above purpose & it, if approved by Y. LI., Mis grace proposes to have passed.
In? Hammond was therefore to request that we wid take these papers into our Consideration & favor Y. L. with our opinion as to the answer of J. d. 24? return to the Colonial Office in regard to the proposed Order in Council.
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For
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For our Convenicull M. Hammond was
pleased to transmit to us the previous
who
Correspondence of has passed on the I question of British Jurisdiction in Houghong
Waters.
Li's commands
In obedience to y. L.
we have taken this matter into consideration
a have the honor to Report
That it appears to us that with the Slight alterations we have made, the Draft Order in Cormeil settled by us a to who we have attached our initials will effect what we understand to be the desired object.
The first alteration is only to make the
پاس
the march 1865 more
9 th
او
recital
of the Order Correct. The other alteration in the Order
is made for the purpose of avoiding any reference to ships
offences
Committed on
there may
or vessels, over
wh when within territoria (, water
be now
jurisdiction in the on
Hongkong court wh might be interfered with. We have used the word "Colony "in lien of"
"Island"
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