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7. The effect of these amendments is to carry out the intention of section 144 of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1931, which was to enable Magistrates to exercise their summary jurisdiction in Bankruptcy offences.
August, 1933.
C. G. ALABASTER,
Attorney General.
(C.S.O. 1/5994/29).
[No. 31-21.9.33.-1.]
A BILL
INTITULED
An Ordinance for the establishment and administration of a
Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund in Hong Kong.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Mercantile Marine Short title. Assistance Fund Ordinance, 1933.
2. A Fund to be known as ""The Mercantile Marine Establish- Assistance Fund of Hong Kong" shall be established and kept ment of at the Treasury.
the Fund.
ance of
3.-(1) The said Fund shall be maintained by an Mainten- appropriation thereto on the first day of January in each year the Fund. from the general revenue of the Colony of such a sum as may be deemed by the Legislative Council sufficient for the requirements of the Fund during that year.
(2) Any sum standing to the credit of the said Fund on the 31st day of December in any year shall be re-appropriated by the Treasurer to the general revenue of the Colony
of
4.--(1) The said Fund shall be administered by a Com Aministra- mittee. the Chairman of which shall be the Harbour Master, tond. and the other members of which shall be appointed by the Governor.
Schedule.
(2) The administration by the Committee shall be Regulations. controlled by the Regulations in the Schedule or by
any Regulations made by the Governor in Council who shall have power to amend the Schedule in any manner whatsoever.
SCHEDULE.
(s. 4 (2)).
Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund Regulations.
1. The persons qualified to receive assistance from the Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund of Hong Kong shall be or shall have been officers or seamen of the Mercantile Marine or their dependants who are in the opinion of the Committee both deserving of and in need of such assistance.
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