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(c) punishing persons guilty of contempt; (d) ordering inspection of any premises;
(e) eutering upon and viewing of any per- uises."
Objects and Reasons.
The Harbour of Refuge Ordinance, 1909, provides that claims for compensation by reason of injury to property from its access to the sea being interfered with by the works authorised shall be in the absolute discretion of the Governor,
His Excellency deems it irregular that such quasi judi- cial power should be placed upon him, who has sauctioned each step taken by the Executive, and when the facts are in dispute and evidence is to be tendered in respect of them it should be the function of a Judicial officer and not the Head of the Executive to decide the question.
The Bill amends the Ordinance by delegating to one of the Judges of the Supreme Court the power of deciding the amount of compensation under the terms of the Ordin- ance to be awarded when a claimant is dissatisfied with the compensation proposed to be awarded by the Governor, and invests in such Judge the necessary powers for the purpose of investigating any such claim.
W. REES DAVIES, Attorney General,
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law
relating to Intoxicating Liquors.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Liquors Con- Short title. solidation Ordinance, 1910.
2. In this Ordinance :--
"Proof spirit" means a mixture of alcohol and water having a specific gravity of 91984 at 60 degrees Fahrenheit distilled water at the same temperature being taken as unity and containing 49-24 per centum of alcohol by weight or 57'06 per centum by volume. Spirits are described as so many degrees over proof" or "under proof" according to the quantity of distilled water which must be added or deducted from 100 volumes in order to produce spirit of proof strength.
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Intoxicating liquors include spirits, liqueurs, wines, beer, stout, porter, cider and perry and all other liquors fit or intended for use as a beverage containing more than two per centum of proof spirit, but shall not include denatured spirits.
Interpreta. tion of terms.
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