278
Application
money
No. 1 of 1885.
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UNCLAIMED BALANCES.
8. It shall be lawful for any claimant to any money transferred to the general revenue under this Ordinance to present a petition in that behalf to the Supreme Court against the Attorney General as respondent thereto; and if the claimant proves his claim to the satisfaction of the court, it shall make an order declaring him entitled thereto, which shall be served on the Treasurer, who shall comply therewith.
Moral claims.
Effect of refund.on
9. The Governor in Council may entertain any moral claim (as distinguished from any legal or equitable claim) which may be submitted to him by petition in writing by any person, praying for payment of any sum of money which may have been transferred to the general revenue, and upon such petition it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to order that such sum or any portion thereof be paid by the Treasurer to such person as is mentioned in the order.
10. Any order made under section 9 shall be a bar to the extent of any payment made under such order to any subsequent claim against the Crown to the same sum.
Charging of general
11. The general revenue shall be applicable to any payment ordered to be made under this Ordinance.
revenue,
[Originally No. 8 of 1885.
Law Rev. Ord; 1924.]
Short title.
Deposit of standard
weights and
No. 2 of 1885.
An Ordinance to make provision with respect to weights and measures.
[1st April, 1885.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Weights and Measures Ordinance, 1885.
2. (1) The Governor shall cause to be deposited and safely kept in the Treasury such weights and measures of the standards in use in the United Kingdom, and of such Chinese weights and measures, as are specified in the Schedule, and the weights and measures so deposited shall be the standard weights and measures of this Colony.
of copies and
models with Captain Superintend-ent of Police.
† Schedule.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923. † As amended by Law Am. Ord., 1923.