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who has been sentenced by the authority of a foreign State or possession to punishment of any kind for any offence for which that State might demand the extradition of an offender : " Principal Officer of Customs " or " Principal Officer " —The Principal Officer of Customs at the port in question : " Minister " —The Colonial Treasurer or other Minister administering the'Department of the Treasury: " Justice "—A Justice of the Peace : " Police officer "-*\A. constable or officer of police. 2. The Governor in Council may, by Proclamation, declare any possession of a foreign State, or any other place named in the Proclamation, to be a place from which foreign criminals are likely to come to Queensland. 3. Tho master of every ship arriving in Queensland from beyond the seas, which has sailed from or touched at any place declared by any such Proclamation to be a place from which foreign criminals are likely to come to Queensland, shall, immediately on arrival of the ship in any port of tho colony, and before making any entry'at the Customs, deliver to the Principal Officer of Customs a list of every person on board tho ship, specifying the name, the place of birth, the apparent age, the last place of residence, the place and date of shipment, and the calling and last occupation, of every such person. For every default in compliance with tho provisions of this section with respect to any person,, the master shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred pounds. 4. If it appears to the Principal Officer, upon inspection of such list, or upon inspection of the persons on board of tho ship, or otherwise, that there is reason to suspect that any person on board the ship is a foreign criminal, the ship shall not bo permitted to enter at the Customs, or to make any communication witb the shore without the permission of tbe Minister first obtained. Such permission shall not bo given until such precautions have been taken to prevent tho landing of any such foreign criminal as the Minister may direct, nor until security has been given to his 'satisfaction that no such criminal shall land. 5. If the master of any ship shall permit any foreign criminal to land therefrom, the ship, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, shall be forfeited, and tho master shall bo guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall bo liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding five years, with or without hard labour. Proof of the fact that a foreign criminal has landed from a ship shall be sufficient proof that he so landed with tho permission of the master. G. Any foreign criminal who shall be at largo in Queensland shall be guilty of felony, and shall bo liable to bo kept inpenal servitude in irons during tho pleasure of the Governor. 7. Any Justice or officer of police, having reasonable cause to suspect that any person is a foreign criminal at large, may forthwith and without any warrant apprehend such person, or cause him to bo apprehended, and take him, or cause him to bo taken, before any two Justices, to be dealt with as hereinafter provided. A Justice may, if he think fit, instead of causing a suspected person to be apprehended in the first instance, issue a summons under his hand, requiring such person to appear before two Justices, to be dealt with as hereinafter provided. A Justice may take bail for the appearance of any person charged with being a foreign criminal at largo to answer the charge before tffio Justices, in such sum, and with or without such sureties, as sucii Justice may deem expedient. * 8. Any two Justices before whom any person is brought, accused of being a foreign criminal at large, may, at their discretion, xxpon prima facie proof that he is a foreign criminal, cither— (1.) Take bail that such person leaves the colony within seven days ; or (2.) Cause him to be delivered up to any person duly authorized by the Government of the country or possession from whence he came, so as to be conveyed in custody to such country; or (3.) Cause him to be put on board a ship of war belonging to such country ; or (4.) Commit him for trial; and in either of the first three cases cause him to be detained until ho so leaves or is so delivered .up or put on board a ship of war. 9. Any person accused of being a foreign criminal at large shall be tried before a Judge of the Supremo Court without a jury, and any such Judge shall have full power to try such accused person and pass sentence upon him. Any such accused person may at his trial bo interrogated by or under the direction of the Judge. 10. In any proceeding under this Act, whether civil or criminal, the following rules shall be observed as to evidence, that is to say— (1.) Any letter or other document purporting to bo signed by any Governor, Magistrate, or officer of a penal establishment, of a foreign possession, or by any British Consul or Consular Officer resident in any foreign State or possession, and describing, naming, or referring to any person named therein as a criminal, shall be sufficient evidence of the facts stated in such letter or document with respect to such person, until the contrary is proved : (2.). Identity of the name of an accused person with tho lujme of a person mentioned in any such lettpr or- document shall be sufficient evidence of his identity with the person so mentioned, until tho contrary is proved : (3.) Proof-'that any person apparently of foreign race has arrived in Queensland, by sea or otherwise, under such circumstances as to induce suspicion that he has escaped