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To be read in Court for the information of the parties to the case, the correspondence which has led to the deprivation of the Magistrate of ordinary discretionary powers vested in him.

The further hearing of the case will be proceeded with forthwith.

(sd) H.P. Wodehouse, Police Magistrate

This latter letter I wrote after the former, it being Saturday, and not being copied in time to be forwarded that day, I had to postpone sending it until Tuesday.

On Saturday evening I received the following letter from the Colonial Secretary in response to my previous letter:-

W.557.

Amigdary Colonial Secretary's Office 23rd April 1887.

From The Hon: The Actg Col: Secretary To H Wodehouse Jr Esqre Magistrate

With reference to your letter 2234 of yesterday regarding the rendition case of Chung Sam Cheung alias Chau Dat and two others, I am directed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government to inform you that you should obtain the Acting Attorney General's opinion, which was communicated to you for your guidance.

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32. To be read in Court for the information of the parties to the case, the correspondence which has led to the deprivation of the Magistrate of ordinary discretionary powers vested in him. The further hearing of the case will be proceeded with forthwith. (sd) H.P. Wodehouse, Police Magistrate This latter letter I wrote after the former, it being Saturday, and not being copied in time to be forwarded that day, I had to postpone sending it until Tuesday. On Saturday evening I received the following letter from the Colonial Secretary in response to my previous letter:- W.557. Amigdary Colonial Secretary's Office 23rd April 1887. From The Hon: The Actg Col: Secretary To H Wodehouse Jr Esqre Magistrate With reference to your letter 2234 of yesterday regarding the rendition case of Chung Sam Cheung alias Chau Dat and two others, I am directed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government to inform you that you should obtain the Acting Attorney General's opinion, which was communicated to you for your guidance.
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me to read in Cust

for

the

information of the parties to the case the correspondence which

has led to the deprivation

the

from the Evagistrate of ordinary discretionary powers

vested in line.

The further hearing of the

case will be proceeded with forthwith.

(sd) H.P. Wodehouse.

Police Sexgistrate

This latter letter I wrote

after the former

it

ou

"

auds

being Saturday, and not

copied in time to be forwarded

ow that

day,

I had to

postpone sending it untib

Juoday.

On Saturday evening I received the following

QUBLDEN

from

132

the Colonial

Secretary to my previous letter:-

W.557.

Amigdary

Colonial Secretary's Office

33rd April 1887.

From The Stow: The Actz Col: Secretary

He Wodehouse Jr curly. Edice lagistrate

With reference to your letter 2234 of yesterday regarding thes

reudition case

of Chung Sam

Cheung

alias chau Dat-

and

two others, I aur directed by His Excellewey the Afficer

Administering the Government to inform you

act

ou

that

should

You

the Acting Attorney

General's opinion which was

communicated to you for

your

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