CO129-240 - Public Offices & Others - 1888 — Page 99

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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Legislature.

and still less the consent

of

the Treasury, would ensure to the

Bank the extended power which it aught.

reason to

My Lords Lavever, have believe that the previons decisions were.

based

on-

some misconceptions so far.

International law was concerned.

Ax

A Colnial Ordinance has no doubt

force only within the limits of the

Colony; but by

International law and

Intercolonial law the Corporate status of

an cnstitution created by the laws

of the Country will be recognised in

•Colony

other Countries and Colonies, provided that the Company in estathshing itself ontside its country of origin

does not infringe the instrument

of

is

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