CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 556

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with him to the Acting Chief Justices house and apply to have it set aside. M. Conil, who was naturally somewhat excited at the time, said to me in French, "No, I will go at once on board and at five o'clock the 'ton' will leave." I then laughingly turned to Mr. Forrester, saying, "You will then probably have an inconsequential journey to Singapore." The matter so far as I was concerned then terminated. In point of fact, I never anticipated that any serious efforts would have been made to detain the vessel. From what M. Conil had said, I felt that he was determined to break...

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554 the Warrant is the nullity it in reality was, merely! and I thought that Mr. Forrester would have contented himself with carrying out the letter of his instructions as contained in § 8 of the Admiralty Regulations, which are simply as follows: "Where a ship is to be arrested, the Warrant is to be affixed to the main mast or some conspicuous part of the vessel for a short time, and a Collated Copy of it left on board." And he was told that and nothing more. I am quite satisfied he would have been free from further responsibility. Unfortunately, as I think,

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with him to the Acting Chief Justices house and apply to have it set aside. M. Conil, who was naturally somewhat excited at the time, said to me in French, "No, I will go at once on board and at five o'clock the 'ton' will leave." I then laughingly turned to Mr. Forrester, saying, "You will then probably have an inconsequential journey to Singapore." The matter so far as I was concerned then terminated. In point of fact, I never anticipated that any serious efforts would have been made to detain the vessel. From what M. Conil had said, I felt that he was determined to break... Page 11 554 the Warrant is the nullity it in reality was, merely! and I thought that Mr. Forrester would have contented himself with carrying out the letter of his instructions as contained in § 8 of the Admiralty Regulations, which are simply as follows: "Where a ship is to be arrested, the Warrant is to be affixed to the main mast or some conspicuous part of the vessel for a short time, and a Collated Copy of it left on board." And he was told that and nothing more. I am quite satisfied he would have been free from further responsibility. Unfortunately, as I think,
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15. with him to the Acting Thief Justices house and apply apply to have to have it set aside. M. Conil who was naterally somewhat excited at the time, said to me in French, "No, I will go at once on board and at five o'clock the "ton" will leave." "I then laughingly turned to Mr Fornocly saying " You will then probably have an incomutary journey to Singapore. The matter so far Я as was Crucemelh then terminated. In point of fact I never anticipated that any serious efforts would have been made to detain the vessel. From what M. Conil had said I felt that he was determined to breat 11. 554 the Warrant is the mullity it in reality was, Metamely ! and I thought that MrFounsely would have contented himself with carrying out the letter of his instructions as Contained in § 8 of the Admiralty Requlations, which are cimply as follows: "Where " a ship is to be arrested, the Warrant "is to be affixed 1 the main mast "or some conspicuous part of the resch for a short time, ash a "Collated Copy of it left on board"_ And he wore that and nothing more, I am quite satisfied he would have been free from further responsibility. Unfortunately as I think,
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with him to the Acting Thief Justices

house and apply

apply to have

to have it set aside.

M. Conil who was naterally somewhat excited at the time, said to me in

French, "No, I will go at once on board and at five o'clock the "ton" will

leave." "I then laughingly turned to Mr Fornocly saying " You will then probably have an incomutary journey to Singapore. The matter

so far

Я as was Crucemelh

then

terminated. In point of fact I never anticipated that any serious efforts would have been made to detain the vessel. From what M. Conil had said I felt

that he was determined to breat

11.

554

the Warrant is the mullity it in

reality was, Metamely

!

and I thought that MrFounsely would have contented himself with carrying out the letter of his instructions

as

Contained in

§ 8 of the Admiralty Requlations,

which

are cimply as follows: "Where " a ship is to be arrested, the Warrant

"is to be affixed

1

the main mast

"or some conspicuous part of the resch for a short time, ash a "Collated Copy of it left on board"_ And he wore that and nothing more, I am quite satisfied he would have been free from further

responsibility.

Unfortunately as I think,

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