CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8] — Page 117

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with

you

that there is no

Extradition Treaty properly

called between

China, but

England

and

is of opinion

that this 2nd Article of the

Treaty of

Tientsin

is a

Complete Treaty. His Excellency is advised that

you

are not correct in

stating that it is extremely doubtful whether Ordinance

of

1850 and 2

of 1871 apply

in these cases, as

Ordinance

the latter

has removed all

doubt in the matter.

His Excellency believes that he is

bound to deliver

over

Leung

as if the Magistrate has

found

prima facie

sufficient grounds to

justify the Governor in Council

differing from the Magistrate.

As the case has not yet been considered by His

Excellency in Council, he is not able to say what his decision will be, but His Excellency feels

that he is bound to give due weight to the decision of the Magistrate, who has found a prima facie case

against the prisoner

12th May, 1887.

(Signed) Edw. J. Ackroyd.

Acting Attorney General.

against him, and has

committed him to prison to await His Excellency's order, unless there are

strong

and

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with you that there is no Extradition Treaty properly called between China, but England and is of opinion that this 2nd Article of the Treaty of Tientsin is a Complete Treaty. His Excellency is advised that you are not correct in stating that it is extremely doubtful whether Ordinance of 1850 and 2 of 1871 apply in these cases, as Ordinance the latter has removed all doubt in the matter. His Excellency believes that he is bound to deliver over Leung as if the Magistrate has found prima facie sufficient grounds to justify the Governor in Council differing from the Magistrate. As the case has not yet been considered by His Excellency in Council, he is not able to say what his decision will be, but His Excellency feels that he is bound to give due weight to the decision of the Magistrate, who has found a prima facie case against the prisoner 12th May, 1887. (Signed) Edw. J. Ackroyd. Acting Attorney General. against him, and has committed him to prison to await His Excellency's order, unless there are strong and
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with you that there is no Extradition Treaty properly called beliveen China, but England and is of opinion that this 212h Artide of the Treaty of Tentsins a Complete Treaty. His Exellency is adviced that you are not correct in stating that it is extremely doubtful whether Ordine of 1850 and 2 of 1871 apply in these cares, as Ordinan the latter nce has removed all doubt in the matter. f Stis. Exallency believes that he is bound to deliver over Leung As if the Magistrate has found prima facie in d di efficient grounds £13 justify the Governor in Cormeil differing from the Magistrate. As the case has inst yet been considered by His by His Excellen inn Council, he is not able to say what his decision will be, but His Excellency fels that he is bound to give due weight to the decision of the Magistrate, who has found a prima facie cace prisoner 12th May, 1887. car agariet the (Signed) Edw. J. Ackroyd. Acting Attorney General. against him, and has committed hein to prison to await His Excellency's order, unless there are strong ana -...
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with

you

that there is no

Extradition Treaty properly

called beliveen

China, but

England

and

is of opinion

that this 212h Artide of the

Treaty of

Tentsins

a

Complete Treaty. His Exellency is adviced that

you

are not correct in

stating that it is extremely doubtful whether Ordine

of

1850 and 2

of 1871 apply

in these cares, as

Ordinan

the latter

nce has removed all

doubt in the matter.

f

Stis.

Exallency believes that he is

bound to deliver

over

Leung

As if the Magistrate has

found

prima facie

in d

di

efficient grounds £13

justify the Governor in Cormeil

differing from the Magistrate.

As the case has inst yet been considered by His

by His Excellen

inn Council, he is not able to say what his decision will be, but His Excellency fels

that he is bound to give due weight to the decision of the Magistrate, who has found a prima facie cace

prisoner

12th May, 1887.

car

agariet the (Signed) Edw. J. Ackroyd.

Acting Attorney General.

against him, and has

committed hein to prison to await His Excellency's order, unless there are

strong

ana

-...

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