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Cohnine Subjects, and emerging my consideration a copy of a recent act of the New Zealand Legislature in which as in the necessary Ordinance.

3. For the Imperial Extradition Act of 1870 provision is made for the transfer of preliminary investigations from the Governor to the Police Magistrates.

The expediency of such a change of tribunal has only recently been exemplified here in the case of a German Subject whose rendition was demanded, and in accordance with the suggestion made in paragraph 9 of Your Lordship's Despatch, I have directed the Attorney General to draft the Ordinance.

I have also, in obedience to the instructions contained in paragraph 8, called upon that Officer to prepare an Ordinance applicable to the Treaty of Tientsin as well as to any subsequent arrangements made and repealing Ordinances No. 2 of 1850 and No. 2 of 1871, which empower the Governor to surrender fugitive Chinese Criminals even in cases of concurrent jurisdiction.

Without doubt, Mr. Your Lordship observes the expression "Crimes and Offences against the Laws of China" in the Wongthing...

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230 Cohnine Subjects, and emerging my consideration a copy of a recent act of the New Zealand Legislature in which as in the necessary Ordinance. 3. For the Imperial Extradition Act of 1870 provision is made for the transfer of preliminary investigations from the Governor to the Police Magistrates. The expediency of such a change of tribunal has only recently been exemplified here in the case of a German Subject whose rendition was demanded, and in accordance with the suggestion made in paragraph 9 of Your Lordship's Despatch, I have directed the Attorney General to draft the Ordinance. I have also, in obedience to the instructions contained in paragraph 8, called upon that Officer to prepare an Ordinance applicable to the Treaty of Tientsin as well as to any subsequent arrangements made and repealing Ordinances No. 2 of 1850 and No. 2 of 1871, which empower the Governor to surrender fugitive Chinese Criminals even in cases of concurrent jurisdiction. Without doubt, Mr. Your Lordship observes the expression "Crimes and Offences against the Laws of China" in the Wongthing...
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-Cohnine Subjects, and emering

my

consideration a copy of a [recent act of the New Zealand

Legislature

lature in which

as in the

necessary Ordinance.

for

3.

Imperial Lectradition Act of 1870 provision is made for the tramfer of preliminary investigations from the Govenor to the Police Magistrates

The expediency of sued

2.

change of tribunal

AVWR...

only

a

recently exemplified here in the of a German Subject whout

Case

rendition

was demanded, and in accordance with the suggestion made in paragraph 9 of Your Lordeliefie Derfätch. I have directed the Attorney General to draft the

I have ake, in obedience to

the instructions contained in

Ordinance

---------k,

-paragraph 8, called upon that

Officer to prepare applicable to the Preaty of Fimtion

well as to

which

any

an

wo

subsequent arrangements be made and repeating

may

Ordinances W: 2

of

ive......

well a

in

1850 and W:2

1871

the Governor

empavering Conned to surrender fugitive

Chinese Criminals

even in pares

of conmurrent juridiction.

Withent dirbt

Mr.

You

Lordship observes the exepresion "Cornier and Offences against the "Laws of lehima" in the Wongthing

of

:

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