CO129-239 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [9-12] — Page 174

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of

& enquiry and of the consideration of Her & Majesty's Government, "the questions (1) whether the privilege of exterritoriality is in practice extended to British Mail steamers in

Foreign Ports; (2) even if it is, advantage from this

whether advan

: privilege does not largely -

11 preponderate

On

the side of

"Foreign Powere and against

Great Britain; (3) whether it is

in

principle just that this is

privilege

should be extended

to

Jes...

to vessele competing in respect

of earge

and passengers with

others which are without it;

and (4) even if the

if the privilege

must be maintained, whether

it should not in the case France be subject to

an

of

arrangement similar to that already made with Germany. as described by Lord Rosebery in his despatch to Count Batzfeldt, dated 26th e+pril, 1886, (copy of

which was

forwarded for

the