CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 526

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concerned. I thought it, havwer, right that the Government should be in possession of the facts relating to the ifue of the Warrant and its execution. I, therefore, directed Clase to make enquiries of the

the Court and to furnish

Registrow of

me with the Office Copy of the Aules and Regulations Regulations.

amy

"ations. The result

was Mr Alexander's letter which

I send herewith, and I would wish

to direct Your Besillany's attention to Aules 7, 8, and 9 pp. 4 and the Rules and Regulations

of which

accompany

of

a

copy

this communication.

It will be observed that these Aules

are made

madely

virtue

of 2

9. Wm 40.31,

may

an Ad

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Act which has been repeated do India by 26 27

exceiped as regards

Vict. O. 24, but in such last mentioned

Act special provision

the continu

Sec. 24).

is arce

The object of

sion is made

for

of such rules (see

This

communication

has been twofold; first, to asme Your Excellency that no intention existed on the part of

the part of the Officers of

the Court of Admiralty to violate

the condition

of the

eaty and

Treaty

Secondly, to induce Your Execellency to bring the matter to the notice of the thone Government with.

to the remodelling of

Aules,

a view

the eversting

or to the introduction of