CO129-176 - Public Offices & Others - 1876 — Page 349

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It is obviously desirable that if it is possible be dealt with by the local Tribunals, in cases when Murder or Manslaughter is charged, the Attesting of the Port, at least, be put in possession without delay of all the particulars.

by the Consul of the case, although it may be near...

ہے کہ think it Expedient to invoke the local Jurisdiction.

It appears to me that the Consular officer of discretion tone not find it difficult to discern between the class of cases in which it is proper to let the local Tribunals intervene & those where the trial of the offence should be for the Exclusive Jurisdiction of the ships' nationality. I should be glad, therefore, if you bring the subject to the notice of the Minister & invite him to consider whether some reciprocal Arrangement could not be advantageously arrived at, whereby the Consular officers of either nation in the ports where privileged vessels are stationed should be instructed on the application of the local police & functionaries of the ports to give every facility for the execution of legal Process on board of vessels, in so far as it can be granted without sacrificing any necessary privilege or occasioning any delay in the departure of the vessel, and also to refer over to the local jurisdiction all cases of offences committed on board vessels in harbour which the Tribunals on the spot can conveniently & properly deal with, where no special reasons exist which in his opinion render departure from this general rule desirable.

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344 It is obviously desirable that if it is possible be dealt with by the local Tribunals, in cases when Murder or Manslaughter is charged, the Attesting of the Port, at least, be put in possession without delay of all the particulars. by the Consul of the case, although it may be near... ہے کہ think it Expedient to invoke the local Jurisdiction. It appears to me that the Consular officer of discretion tone not find it difficult to discern between the class of cases in which it is proper to let the local Tribunals intervene & those where the trial of the offence should be for the Exclusive Jurisdiction of the ships' nationality. I should be glad, therefore, if you bring the subject to the notice of the Minister & invite him to consider whether some reciprocal Arrangement could not be advantageously arrived at, whereby the Consular officers of either nation in the ports where privileged vessels are stationed should be instructed on the application of the local police & functionaries of the ports to give every facility for the execution of legal Process on board of vessels, in so far as it can be granted without sacrificing any necessary privilege or occasioning any delay in the departure of the vessel, and also to refer over to the local jurisdiction all cases of offences committed on board vessels in harbour which the Tribunals on the spot can conveniently & properly deal with, where no special reasons exist which in his opinion render departure from this general rule desirable. ---2---2--477 E 0) Aero
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It is obviously desirable

that fuch)

ince it if prccible be dealt with by the

local Tribunals it thats when Murder mauslaughter is charfel the Atletis

of the Port 1" at least be put in porccccion without delay

all the particulers.

by the Consul of

of the case a altiough

be

neay

ہے کہ

think it Expedient to nicolle the

local Jurisdiction,

It appears to

کرنے کے مجر

me thats

GeO)

& Consular officer of divertion tone not find it difficult to discern between the class of cases in which it is proper bleat the total Fretrivals 1a intervene & those

Deserved

where the trial of the offence set be for the Exclusive Juridiction of the sleeps nationality. I should be glad therefore if you bring the subject to the notice of the Дис Десаден

& ita invite him

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E

to consider wheltier some recepiroce & Arrangement

Arrangement could not be advantageonth arrived at, whereby the Coreabo Sither nation in the ports where)

Hitse privileged vessels

bly

ZECC. A

station should be unstructed on the

application of the local potice & functionares of the fourts to give Every facitin, for the seccution of legal Process on board of vessels it can be granted

0)

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without

sacrificing my neccesary privilege occasioning any delay in thee departure of the vessel and also

ral rule

rule to laced over

Latios all cases

a general to the local jurisdiction of offences committed there vessels in harbour which

on board

the Tribunals on the spot cand

Convenently & properly deal with,

no special Ieavors Exist which in his opinion under departure

for

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