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Government to undertake the grave responsibility and great expense of dealing with a class of Criminals essentially Chinese, in nine cases out of ten could be satisfactorily disposed of by Chinese authorities having ready access and means of both discovering and compelling the attendance of necessary witnesses. It seems to me an unfair deduction that because the British Government assists that of China in clearing Chinese waters of Pirates, such assistance is not merely unrequited but is to become the cause of serious subsequent expense and inconvenience to this Colony.
I observe that the difficulty of procuring evidence, was foreseen and anticipated in the Duke of Buckingham's despatch, and in his reply to me, His Grace informs me that Her Majesty's Government is actually communicating with that of Peking with a view to making arrangements for the production here of the evidence necessary in such cases.
8. I apprehend that the fact of such negotiations for the transport of witnesses requires a great quantity of additional correspondence with its unavoidable interruptions and delays which would attend the trial of almost all such criminals, together with the double production of the witnesses before the Committing Magistrate in the first place and before the Supreme Court.
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Goverment to undulate the
grave
responsibility and great expense of dealing with a clap of Criminals esentially Chinese,
in nine cases out of ten could satisfactorily disposed of by Chinese
and who
be
more
to
bourts having ready arcefs" and means of both discovering and compelling
compelling the attendance
nerepury witnesses. It sums to me
" of the necessary
aw
unfair deduction that because the
British Government apists that of China in clearing Chinese watero
exceps of duty
to remain
ow ou
of
Pirates, such
-part is not merely unrequited but to become the
Cause of Siriaus subsequent expense inconvenience to this balony.
and
I observe that the difficuity of procuring evidence, to foreseen and
in such cases
in the Duke of Buckingham's
anticipated in
now
despatch Grace informis
under
me
His
reply for that Her Majesty's
Goverment is actually communicating with that of Scking with a view to makking arrangements for the production here of the evidence necepury in such
cases.
8. Iapprehend that the fact of such negotiations for the transport
bring gequires of uitrepes
and the
quantity of additional uncopondence with its unavoidable interruptions and delays which would attend the trial of almost all such criminals, together with the double production of the uitrepes before the Committing Magistrate in the first place and before the Supreme Court
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