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more or less learned authorities.

6.

these doubts and differences,

1921

As the result of

Nor

sometimes a case which is

regarded by the Chinese

authorities

as

properly

one.

for extradition, has, owing to the interpretation of the Privy Council in the Judgement above referred to, been of necessity excluded altogether from consideration by this Government, (as for instance

reported recently

the case

in

my

85-8

my despatch. W. 384 of 22nd December, 1887); sometimes the "Magistrate has dismissed a

case when probably he should have committed the prisoner to

await the decision.

of

the

Governor; sometimes a case held to be one for extradition by the Magistrate, has been considered not to be such by the Governor; and, in _ nearly

there have

all cases,

been prolonged delays, by

adjournments and otherwise,

because