63
of that Bill
sections or
and if so whether those any of them might legally be enforced in respect of Piracies which were proved to have been committed by Chinese or other foreigners extra fances terrie and outside of Colonial waters
and (a) within three miles of Chinese Territory (b) beyond that limit?
And that Your Lordship
observations
would be obliged by any which it might occur to us to offer
on the subject generally
In obedience to Your Lordships
Commands we have the honour to
Report
That the
1.
answer which Lord. Carnarvon proposes to send respecting
the 2nd and 3r sections of the Bill is proper.
2. The jurisdiction of the Admiralty extends to acts of Piracy jure gentium committed by Chinese upon Chinese extra fauces terrae and beyond the Colonial waters but within three miles of Chinese Territory, so that the perpetrators
are
justiciable in -Supreme Court of Hong Kong under the Act 12th and 13th Vick cap. 96.
3 The jurisdiction of the Admiralty extends to Acts of piracy jure gentium committed in such localities by foreigners other than Chinese,
These Clauses
4. It is competent to the Colonial Legistature to pass the 4th 5th 6th and 7th Clauses of the Bill. will make the setting forth aiding trading with and receiving pirates to P. crimes -punishable as prescribed although
the acts of piracy to may have been ́ committed by Chinese or other foreigners
extra
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