CO129-169 - Others - 1874 — Page 583

that being so, there is

Mo

me and

that

I know of by which the Mutincers

custody at Hong Kong and

Melbourne can be brought in

custody

to this County to be put upon their

trial together with the Mutineer

in

custody

here.

now

arrive

The Mutineer in this Country will be put upon his trial when the Sakuma and the Witnepes

and therefore the only alternative is to send the Witnesses to Hong Kong and Melbourne after the hial here is

over

to

give

-evidence at the trials of the

Mutiniers there..

This would of expense not only to the Imperial

course be a great-

Government

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Govenment, but to the Colonial

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Governments who might object to manilain

and keep the prisoners

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custody.

now in their

In all probability the Home Secretary &

will not be called upon to come to auf decision in this particular case,

as it will be found that the Mutineers at Melbourne and Hong Kong have

been released.

The case however shews that the

law is at present in an unsatisfactory state and that legistation is peopured to provide for "persons who have committed offences

on the high seas and who can be tried under the Act 12 4 13 Vie: Cap. 96 in the place

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