W.35.
Magutoney Hongkong 23th April, 1887.
H. & Modehouse, Eg: CinG., Phee Magictrate Jo
Hon. J. Stewart, LL.D., Acting Colonial Secretary.
Adverting to the opinion of the Acting Attorney General which has been forwarded to me for my information and guidance on the action I have taken in the matter of the rendition case, I have the honour to respectfully deprecate what appears to me a somewhat unconstitutional interference with the discretionary powers belonging to the magistrate having conduct of the case.
What I have done is to week to week pending the decision of a side issue which has been raised during the course of the proceedings. It has been competent for any party at any time when the case has come up for further adjournment to make application in open Court, and I would respectfully submit if in the interests of the Crown the adjournments are undesirable, the constitutional course is for the Government to appear and show cause, and not to step in behind the case and bring pressure to bear on the Magistrate in the direction of the adoption of a particular course.
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Case adjourned from week to week...
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W.35.
Magutoney Hongkong 23th April, 1887.
H. & Modehouse, Eg: CinG., Phee Magictrate
Jo
Hon. J. Stewart, LL.D., Acting Colomnal Leavetary.
Adverting to the opinion of the Acting Attorney General
which has been
forwarded.
to
me.
for my information and guidance
on
the action I have taken in
the matter of the rendition case,
I have the honour to respectfully deprecate what appears to me a somewhat unconstitutional. interference with the discretionary powers belonging to the magistrale having conduct of the case.
What I have some is to
done
week to week
decision &
of
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130
pending the
a side issue
which has been raised during
the course
of the proceedings.
It has been competect for
any party at any when the case has
time
coule
up for further adjournment
to wake
acc
application in
open Court, and I would
respectfully submit if in the
interests
The Crown the
adjournments are undesirable,
the constitutional course ci
to appears and shour cause,
the Government
and not.
for
to step in behind the case and bring pressure to bear on the Magistrate direction of the adoption of
in the
particulars and different
course.
adjourn the
Case
from
week
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