226
of the 2014 November, regarding
Macau Coolie Trade.
2.
At the same time I beg to
transmit a copy of the Attorney
General's Report as to the powers of the
local Legislature in dealing with the same subject, and as to the existing state of the Law:
3.
These two documents express opinions in the most important
respect so diametrically opposite that, finding the Attorney General's
(with whose opinion I must express
concurrence) is
supported by the Law Officers of the Crown in England, I very naturally, though reluctantly, decline to act as Mr
Imale suggests.
Moreover, the decision
of the Chief Justice, to which he refers, is
under appeal to the Privy Council, and the portion of it
on which it is to be inferred that this Government ought to act, was not brought before the Supreme Court, but was
more
in the nature of an "obiter dictum", when deciding
on the Writ
of Habeas Corpus applied for in the
case of Kwok-a-
Sing.
Your Lordship's Department is
in full possession of all the details bearing
on the above case, and as
fresh instructions have been
issued for the guidance of the Governor
226
of the 2014 November, regarding
Macau Coolie Trade.
2.
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At the same time I beg to
trament a copy of the Attorney
General's Report as to the pavers of tudomes 2
the local Legislature in dealing with the same subject, and as to the existing state of the Law:
3.
These two documents express opinions in the most important
respect so diametrically opposite that, find the Attorney General'
when I
(with whose opinion I minst express
any
concurrence) is
supported by the Law Officers of the Crown in "England, I very naturally, though reluctantly, decline to act as Mr
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Imale suggests.
Moreover, the decision
the Decision of the
is
Chief Justice, to which he refers, under appeal to the Privy Carmail, and the portion of it
on
which it
is to be inferred that this Gevement ought to act, was not brought before the Supreme loot, but was
more
in the nature of an "obiter dictum"," when deciding
on the Writ
of
Mabeas Corpus applied for in the
of Kwok-a-
Sing.
You Lordship's Department is
in full possession of all the details bearing
the above case, and as
m.
been
fresh instructions have bur isued
for the guidance of the Governor
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