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In the meantime I am to request you state to the Committee of the Aborigines Protection Society that Lord Granville is informed that no Chinese Fugitive is surrendered by the Hong Kong Government without a previous investigation of the charge before the Magistrates of the Colony and without an undertaking on the part of the Chinese Authorities that no torture shall be inflicted - I am to add that Her Majesty's Consul at Canton has hitherto reported that this undertaking is strictly observed.

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(Copy) Dear Sir,

1860.

The Aborigines Society has lately sent a deputation to the Foreign Office with a representation regarding the practice in Chinese Courts which Sir B. Maxwell, who obtained the information from my notes, has unfortunately distorted; consequently, the printed statement has not direct application. Nevertheless, there is much to be objected to & the Government will probably hear more of the matter.

Yours,
J. Pauncefote

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In the meantime I am to request you state to the Committee of the Aborigines Protection Society that Lord Granville is informed that no Chinese Fugitive is surrendered by the Hong Kong Government without a previous investigation of the charge before the Magistrates of the Colony and without an undertaking on the part of the Chinese Authorities that no torture shall be inflicted - I am to add that Her Majesty's Consul at Canton has hitherto reported that this undertaking is strictly observed.

Julian Pouncefote. 10736 263 1234. 2. Stanhope Gardens Queen's Gate. S.W. June 7.

(Copy) Dear Sir, 1860.

The Aborigines Society has lately sent a deputation to the Foreign Office with a representation regarding the practice in Chinese Courts which Sir B. Maxwell, who obtained the information from my notes, has unfortunately distorted; consequently, the printed statement has not direct application. Nevertheless, there is much to be objected to & the Government will probably hear more of the matter.

Yours, J. Pauncefote

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In the meantime I am to request you state to the Committee of the Aborigines Protection Society that Lord Granville is informed that no Chinese Fugitive is surrendered by the Hong Kong Government without a previous investigation of the charge before the Magistrates of the Colony and without an undertaking on the part of the Chinese Authorities that no torture shall be inflicted - I am to add that Her Majesty's Consul at Canton has hitherto reported that this undertaking is strictly observed. ... (Copy) Dear Sir, 1860. The Aborigines Society has lately sent a deputation to the Foreign Office with a representation regarding the practice in Chinese Courts which Sir B. Maxwell, who obtained the information from my notes, has unfortunately distorted; consequently, the printed statement has not direct application. Nevertheless, there is much to be objected to & the Government will probably hear more of the matter. Yours, J. Pauncefote Page information is not present in the given text snippet, however, the original text has been formatted according to the given instructions. The text has been corrected for spelling errors (e.g., "Rotection" to "Protection", "oblained" to "obtained", "Colonyy" to "Colony", "actice" to no correction as it seems to be "practice" in the next line, "Soverment" to "Government", "Pauniefote" to "Pauncefote"), spacing issues, and reordered for better readability. The initial part of the text appears to be a formal letter or memo, and the latter part seems to be a continuation or a related letter. The text has been formatted into paragraphs and minor corrections have been made to make it more readable. Here is the revised response in HTML format as requested: In the meantime I am to request you state to the Committee of the Aborigines Protection Society that Lord Granville is informed that no Chinese Fugitive is surrendered by the Hong Kong Government without a previous investigation of the charge before the Magistrates of the Colony and without an undertaking on the part of the Chinese Authorities that no torture shall be inflicted - I am to add that Her Majesty's Consul at Canton has hitherto reported that this undertaking is strictly observed. Julian Pouncefote. 10736 263 1234. 2. Stanhope Gardens Queen's Gate. S.W. June 7. (Copy) Dear Sir, 1860. The Aborigines Society has lately sent a deputation to the Foreign Office with a representation regarding the practice in Chinese Courts which Sir B. Maxwell, who obtained the information from my notes, has unfortunately distorted; consequently, the printed statement has not direct application. Nevertheless, there is much to be objected to & the Government will probably hear more of the matter. Yours, J. Pauncefote
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