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orders; and that the Ordinance so construed

is not inconsistent with the

Treaty

JN?!. That in the present cou

This

thee for after consulting Exec. Emmeil was not satisfied

that there was

guilt

a

such proof of

require

bin to

surrender the prisoners

and he accordingly discharged them; and

emsider that in

Hoe gou emsider

taking

this course

he acted

in accordance with Muni-

cipal Law & with the Treaty. 8(5) That the Chinese fout appear to be under a

misapprehensio

as better

an

in which the

investigation was conducted. That the additional Evidence

DRAFT.

MINUTE.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston.

Mr. Meade.

Sir R. Herbert.

Lord Dunraven.

Colonel Stanley.

was taken by the Magistrate in the presence of a

Solicitiv representing the

Chinese for

? who cross-

388

Examined the witnesses called in support of this

prisoners, & who called Vexamined additional witnesses in support of ther

charge; and that

Bisle of Raimondi took no part beyond instructing

4-4

soicita

Lower to appear for the prisoners.

7(6) That HM. [or cannot

admit the contentin

J

the Camere for that in

the fugitive

Extradition cases

should

b.

not allowed to produce

before the musporteate wvidence tho rebut then

charge

thand the Migestrator