CO129-171 - Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [7-11] -- Sir Kennedy - 1875 [12] — Page 490

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the offence been committed in

Charghiang,

A further reference to the Act, however, under which the proceedings were instituted showed a point pointed out by the Attorney General to whom I referred the case that the 2nd Section of the Act in question limits the power to make such arrests to the Offences specified in Section 10.

The offence with which the ... and ... were charged did not come within the category specified. I had no option, in the opinion of the Attorney General, but to return the man his property,

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release him, and inform the Government of the Straits Settlements that it was impossible to comply with their request.

There can be little moral doubt but that the man was guilty of the offence imputed to him, and that he owed his escape to the restricted character of the law applicable to cases of inter-colonial rendition, which, as the Attorney General points out in the memorandum which I have the honour to enclose, enables offenders to escape with impunity from one Colony to another when they have committed offences which

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the offence been committed inCharghiang,3.A further reference to the Act, however, under which the proceedings were instituted showed a point pointed out by the Attorney General to whom I referred the case that the 2nd Section of the Act in question limits the power to make such arrests to the Offences specified in Section 10.The offence with which the ... and ... were charged did not come within the category specified. I had no option, in the opinion of the Attorney General, but to return the man his property,486release him, and inform the Government of the Straits Settlements that it was impossible to comply with their request.4.There can be little moral doubt but that the man was guilty of the offence imputed to him, and that he owed his escape to the restricted character of the law applicable to cases of inter-colonial rendition, which, as the Attorney General points out in the memorandum which I have the honour to enclose, enables offenders to escape with impunity from one Colony to another when they have committed offences which

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the offence been committed in

Charghiang,

A further reference to the

Act, havever, under which the proceedings were instituted shaved

a-wa

pointed out by the Attanay General to when I referred the case that the 2nd Section of the Act in question limits the power to make such arrests to the

Offences opecified in Section 10.

the offence with which the

and...

primer

was

charged

did not

came within the category specifieds I had no option

option in the opinion of the Attorney General but to return the man his property,

486

release him, and inform the Government of the Strait Sellle-

ments that it was

impossible to

comply with then request

There

Cau

be little moral

doubt but that the man was

guilty of the offence imputed to Thim, and that he need his escape to the restricted character of the law applicable to cases of inter. colonial rendition, which, as the

Attorney General points out in

the memorandum which I have the hover to enclose enables offenders to escape

with impunity from

Coolany to another when they have committed offenses which

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