CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8] — Page 174

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8.

of the 30° April for a correct account

the remarks I made

I have re:

of

in giving my

57 11. Modehouse,

decision.

Police Magistrate

It was

not within

my knowledge... when I committed the prisoners that the bare fact of committal in

d

as

itself itself constituted

conclusive argument against the prisoners, prima facie case being

I imagined from a Magistrate's point of view, capable of consisting of every degree of probability

from that of absolute certainty to that,

attenuated almost to the vanishing point,

and only committed as was the case-

in this instance from deference to the

higher...

tribunal

from

as

I thought

the

...

the final decision

Case

would more

on

the merits of

more properly

Precisely the same

adopted by the magistrate

case last

Come

169

Course

was

9.

the

the magistrate in a rendition when the magistrate

year,

committed the prisoner, but expressed his

doubts

он

the evidence

case the prisoner was

and

/

in that

discharged be the present instance however, although

the reasons for doubting the evidence:

are

quite

ad

strong and could not be

stronger, the prisoners are to be handed

over.

I have not

word to

say against

the decision of His Excellency the Administrator

to hand the prisoners

over to the Chinese

Government, but I would respectfully submit that for the Government first to inform

the

$

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8. of the 30° April for a correct account the remarks I made I have re: of in giving my 57 11. Modehouse, decision. Police Magistrate It was not within my knowledge... when I committed the prisoners that the bare fact of committal in d as itself itself constituted conclusive argument against the prisoners, prima facie case being I imagined from a Magistrate's point of view, capable of consisting of every degree of probability from that of absolute certainty to that, attenuated almost to the vanishing point, and only committed as was the case- in this instance from deference to the higher... tribunal from as I thought the ... the final decision Case would more on the merits of more properly Precisely the same adopted by the magistrate case last Come 169 Course was 9. the the magistrate in a rendition when the magistrate year, committed the prisoner, but expressed his doubts он the evidence case the prisoner was and / in that discharged be the present instance however, although the reasons for doubting the evidence: are quite ad strong and could not be stronger, the prisoners are to be handed over. I have not word to say against the decision of His Excellency the Administrator to hand the prisoners over to the Chinese Government, but I would respectfully submit that for the Government first to inform the $
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! 8. of the 30° April for a correct account the remarks I made I have re: of in giving my 57 11. Modehouse, decision. Police Majestrate It was not within my knowledge... when I committed the prisoners that the bare fact of committal in d as itself itself constituted conclusive argument against the prisoners, prima facie case being I imagined from a Magistrate's point of view, capable of consisting of every degree of probability from that of absolute certainly to that, attenuated almost to the vanishing point, and only committed as was the case- in this instance from deference to the higher... tribunal from which as I thought the the final decision Case would more on the merits of more properly Precisely the same adopted by the magistrate case last Come 169 Course was 9. the the magistrate in a rendition when the magistrate year, committed the prisoner, but expressed his doubts он the evidence case the prisoner was and / in that discharged be the present instance however, although the reasons for doubting the evidence: are quite ad strong and could not be stronges, the prisoners are to be handed oret. I have not word to say against the decision of this Excellency the Administrator to hand the prisoners over to the Chinese Government, but I would respectfully submit that for the Government first to inform the $
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8.

of the 30° April for a correct account

the remarks I made

I have re:

of

in giving my

57 11. Modehouse,

decision.

Police Majestrate

It was

not within

my knowledge...

when I committed the prisoners that the bare fact of committal in

d

as

itself itself constituted

conclusive argument against the prisoners, prima facie case being

I imagined from a Magistrate's point of view, capable of consisting of every degree of probability

from that of absolute certainly to that,

attenuated almost to the vanishing point,

and only committed as was the case-

in this instance from deference to the

higher...

tribunal

from

which

as

I thought

the

the final decision

Case

would more

on

the merits of

more properly

Precisely the same

adopted by the magistrate

case last

Come

169

Course

was

9.

the

the magistrate in a rendition when the magistrate

year,

committed the prisoner, but expressed his

doubts

он

the evidence

case the prisoner was

and

/

in that

discharged be the present instance however, although

the reasons for doubting the evidence:

are

quite

ad

strong and could not be

stronges, the prisoners are to be handed

oret.

I have not

word to

say against

the decision of this Excellency the Administrator

to hand the prisoners

over to the Chinese

Government, but I would respectfully submit that for the Government first to inform

the

$

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