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and evidence in judicial enquiries should be dispensed with:

I regret that I cannot

6.

concur in these recommendations

Iin Brookie Robertson, and for the following

Alasons:

td. Because it seems to be a

principle of Extradition Law that

no State should be acted to

surrender a person for an offence

which would not be

aerime

of

if you

committed within its jurisdiction.

2nd Because rendition should not

be granted for trifling Offences. 3rd Became in Section 26 of the -Estradition Act of 1870 and 1873, "Extradition Cermine is defined to

Mean

which if... aerime which

cmmitted in

an England or writin

-English Jurisdiction would be _ a

erime described in the finit

Iextradition Act of 1870. of the Cistrs

Schedule

4th Because it is not expedient that

removal of I

of land-

such offences as removal martes, illegal de of Salt: fike, taking illegal prosession of lands and assaults should be embraced in a Schedule of Cretradition Crimes. jit Because on

3th

I fan Lordship observe, it has not bear the practice of

-Chinese Garernment to dawand

the surrender of Criminals save

for

A

the

crimes of o

1

verry grave

e nature;

allowing General And "crimes and

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those

offences" ought to be corifured to

ordinary Cimes and

offences which

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punishable

"by the laws of all nations and which are not peculiar to the laws of Chris