CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3] — Page 72

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Consistently with this, give you any instructions to meet Sir R.S. MacDonnell's wishes in this matter and move straight

Tice Ptry to recognize a right

on the part of the Colonial authorities to enter into direct Communication with the Chinese officials on the Kowloon side of the harbour or elsewhere".

"Apart from the practical inconveniences only likely to arise, and the mischief of establishing a bad precedent, in violation of a clear principle of International Law, I think there is sufficient evidence

in the general tone and tenor of the Colonial Secretary's official letter to you to show that there is no security for the discretion with which any power of the kind desired would be exercised.

While questioning the absence of the power sought, even after His Grace's despatch on the subject, I observe you are informed that "whatever might be the formal regulations, His Excellency, in the event of any special public emergency, would not hesitate to fit them on one side". It is true he adds "if the case and common sense required it, but,

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69 on Consistently with this, give you any instructions to meet Sir R.S. MacDonnell's wishes in this matter and move straight Tice Ptry to recognize a right on the part of the Colonial authorities to enter into direct Communication with the Chinese officials on the Kowloon side of the harbour or elsewhere". "Apart from the practical inconveniences only likely to arise, and the mischief of establishing a bad precedent, in violation of a clear principle of International Law, I think there is sufficient evidence in the general tone and tenor of the Colonial Secretary's official letter to you to show that there is no security for the discretion with which any power of the kind desired would be exercised. While questioning the absence of the power sought, even after His Grace's despatch on the subject, I observe you are informed that "whatever might be the formal regulations, His Excellency, in the event of any special public emergency, would not hesitate to fit them on one side". It is true he adds "if the case and common sense required it, but, NDE

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69 on Consistently with this, give you any instructions to meet Fir R.S. MacDonnell's wishes in this multer and move stre Tice Ptry to recognize a right the part of the Colonial authorities to enter into direct Communication with the Chinese officials on the Kowloon side of the barbon or elsewhere". _ "Apart from the fractical inconveniences only los likely bo arise, and the mischief of establishing a bad frecedent. in violation of a clear frinciple of International Law, I think there is sufficient evidence in the the general toge and teno of the Colonial Secretary's official letter to you to show that there is no security for the discretion with which any hower of the Kind desired would be exercised While questioning the absence of the fower sought, even after His Grace's despatch on the subject, I observe you are informed that "whatever might be the formal regulations, His Seellency, in "the event of any special public emergency, would not hesitater: "to fit them on one side? It is time he adds "if the case and "common sense required it, but, NDE

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Consistently with this, give you any instructions to meet Fir R.S. MacDonnell's wishes in this multer and move stre

Tice Ptry to recognize a right

the part of the Colonial authorities to enter into direct Communication with the Chinese officials on the Kowloon side of the barbon or elsewhere". _ "Apart from the fractical inconveniences only los likely bo arise, and the mischief of establishing a bad frecedent. in violation of a clear frinciple of International Law, I think there is sufficient evidence

in the

the general toge and teno of the Colonial Secretary's official

letter to

you to show that there

is no security for the discretion with which any hower of the Kind desired would be exercised While questioning the absence of the fower sought, even after His Grace's despatch on the subject, I observe you are informed that "whatever might be the formal regulations, His Seellency, in "the event of any special public emergency, would not hesitater: "to fit them on one side? It is time he adds "if the case and "common sense required it, but,

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