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Attorney Gennal's Office, Hongkong, 18th April, 1871.

I have the honor to report

that the Supreme Court sat this

morning at 14 o'clocti, in

matter

the prison in the

of "Quck at ving'

otsing" the

of

The "Nowelle Penelope", and upon

my informing the Chief Justice that

I

was not prepared on behalf of the

Crnor to enter into any agreements with

the Court, and that I had

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authority

to bind the Colonial Government with

any

conditions

cy

The Honorable

stipulations whatever

J. Gardiner Austin,

Colonial Secretary.

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