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M. Russell's Memoranduun

507

Ander all the

Attorney General's Notes.

14.

2 £ R

circumstances I would

very

and throw upon the rate-though I do ust.

payers celtimately the burden that it is so.

by

of housing

them and

thee, and as.

long

feeding

If it is

desired to make

as the complete provision

Government takes care that for that purpose then political offenders - escaped the omitted words or

boud servant, and men

living in Hongkong coming fures Revang Singapore and of well-

Known character. are not

handed

something equivalent to them would be

required in the Bill.

H4 preeait the bill is

fraued merely with

over to the Chinese view to the surrender

authorities every facility -- of frezilives whose

should be granted for

giving up criminal fincare

to their own

office ws. Hought

to.

an to be

not to be a great hardship to surrender albica.

Chicaman bried by his oron tribucrals, but false charges have been Keown to be brought here for the purposes of extortion and may be brought again.

андтау

14. Under

a

extradition is demanded.

respectfully urge Youn - Excellency to point out to the Secreting of State the obsintitz

desirabilit

of allowing the Sexprene Court to remain unfettered ire ito Kereen's Bench jurisdiction,

whereby it can still vit ovan independent Court having

and full

complete and

vun d

all

jevrisdiction

subordinate Courts. If the

Redges

are required to do

the duty of Police Magistrate, Irespectfully on limit that the independence rend usefulness of the Court will be considerably impaired, whilet

advanta

что ме занаве

wee pending

e is obtained eu age

the Magistrate will be placed in the somewhat novel

position