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house.
vicinity of the iloven, in a adjoining the principal Road,
whereby I
Done
lives were lost,
brought the subject to the
the Legistative funneil, of the
not notice.
and with their advice. I passed,
the 31st August,
to regulate the
an Ordinance.
manufacture and sterage of a certain description. of gunpowder within the (olony,
and I now have the honor to
transmit certified copy of
the
Enactinent, being No 1 of 1848, entitled "An Ordinance to
"the
Requinte
acture and strage of a
manufacture
a
"certain description of Gunpowder- within the leolony of Bengkong, which I trust Your Serdstip will consider unobjectionable, and therefore proper to be submitted
for the approval of Her most Gracions
Majesty.
Your Serdship will
have the goodness to observe that the intention of the Ordinance is to regulate the manufacture
and
storage of funpowder maunfactured in this Island, and that it's provisi extend to Gunpowder imported
from Europe
& fact very
is in
er
isieves de not
Ja
India. There
imported,
little
and what there is, is principally
intended for sporting purposes,
and is exposed for sale in the
shops
this as
as
it is in
far
is to be
danger is
England; from
I am aware, so
apprehended.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Fordships,
Most Obedient,
Humble servant.
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