CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] — Page 337

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have been.

But inasmuch as Section 7 of Ordinance W.26 of 1889 authorizes such to be made by some officer of the Chinese Government, I had doubts as to whether I should refuse to call upon Magistrate to issue a warrant, this more so as it is no doubt desirable to assist the Chinese Government in their endeavours to arrest criminals.

I therefore legitimately consulted the Attorney General on the matter and he advised that the warrant should issue but that the prisoners, if arrested, should not be delivered up unless the different provisions of the Ordinance were duly fulfilled. I have mentioned these cases somewhat in detail so that Your Lordship may understand the circumstances under which criminals, in so far as we legitimately can.

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10 334 have been. But inasmuch as Section 7 of Ordinance W.26 of 1889 authorizes such to be made by some officer of the Chinese Government, I had doubts as to whether I should refuse to call upon Magistrate to issue a warrant, this more so as it is no doubt desirable to assist the Chinese Government in their endeavours to arrest criminals. I therefore legitimately consulted the Attorney General on the matter and he advised that the warrant should issue but that the prisoners, if arrested, should not be delivered up unless the different provisions of the Ordinance were duly fulfilled. I have mentioned these cases somewhat in detail so that Your Lordship may understand the circumstances under which criminals, in so far as we legitimately can. 20
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have been.

But inasmuch as

Section 7

of

Ordinance W. 26 of

1889 authorizes such to be

- made by

some officer of the Chinese Government, I had

doubts as to whether I should

a

refuse to call upon Magistrate to issue a

especially

Warrant, this more es so as it is no doubt desirable

to assist the Chinese Government

in their endeavours to arrest

can.

I therefore

legitimately consulted the Attorney General

the matter and he

advised that the warrant

should issue but that the

prisoners, if arrested, should

not be delivered

up

unless

the different provisions of the

Ordinance were

6.

duly fulfilled. I have mentioned

these cases somewhat in

detail so that Your Lordship

may

understand

the

circumstances under which.

criminals, in

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far

as we

legitimately

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