CO129-287 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 88

made the subject of difilamatic protest, which

can in each case

be

considered on its merits.

(2.) & There is no

doubt that the courts

of the Colony have jurisdiction to try offences against the law of the

Colony committed on

board a foreign

merchant

ship within the harbour

and territorial waters of

the Colony. There is no

evidence

in the your despatch

that the Colonial

officials interfered in any

way in the

present case,

€

DRAFT.

Mr.

Mr.

MINUTE.

Mr. Cox.

Mr. Lucas.

Mr. Graham.

Mr. Wingfield.

Earl of Selborne.

Mr. Chamberlain.

but it appears

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in

Spaobable, although it is from one of the exclosures not abodality sustrated, your despatch no 117 of the 15 thefiel that the person who had

was

assaulted summoned

the person who assaulted

him. If such wore the

That being the tasks SC, circumstances, M.

Wodehouse had

ww

option but lober that

and determini

according to law.

the

Case, according to thes minifat tew of the

Solay.

(3) It is, however,

the customary

convement course

and

for the

local authorities not, to