CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8] — Page 509

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recognizing

there is no

that between our two nations.

Treaty for the extradition of-

Criminals asks for my assistance in effecting his arrest.

It behoves me

therefore to reply

: Excellency that however anxious I

individual had taken refuge in Macao,

to

Your

may

be to please you

even

if that

I in no

way

by ordering

- can assist the English

coneurring

Courts

in his

apprehension

because the want of the respective Treaty of

extradition prevents my

Execelleney

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doing.

Your

What I state here to

is established by the precedents of the Government of Hongkong as in the beginning of last year I myself applied through our Consul for the assistance of the

Authorities at Hongtong for the arrest of Criminal and had for reply that could be done for want of Treaty.

Knows

are

Criminals

d.

nothing

In England Your Exellency

-refugees many Portuguese

entirely

shettered and free in

consequence of the want of Treaty.

If therefore the said Mr.

Muffam is in this bolony of which fact I cannot positively say,

I am not allowed

to assist in his arrest nor to

permit it

way

in the same

Portuguese territory Portuguese subjects on British territory

Ao

are

sheltered for want of "Treaty of Extradition. God preserve Your Exallency,

Government House, Macao, 20th August,

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