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embodied in one Ardinance, and
neendingly
au
Ordinance was
prepared", fully discured, and- eventually passed by the Legislative Council on the and bustart.
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8. This ordinance which it is
purpose of
to submit
the present. Despatch
for your
Gances approval,
is entitled "An ordinance to
the
"amend. Ordinances AZ 11 of 1844 and $5 of 1845, and to improve regulations for the cale of Spirituow "Liquors by Chinese, and the Regulations "for the retail and preparation of Opinen". 9. The principal points to which
I would call
your
are, first, with
Grace's attention
reference to the
Spirit Shops: the license is
to Chinese only
eak
only and
is given
the
empowers
sule of Spirits ales to Chinese only,
20 that there is us
interference
with the European Public Houses, or
with the Rules by which there are
gorried the
liability to a penalty
Chinese
for selling Spirits in a Thop is rescinded, for, as I have! already said, that liability
never
is
Avas
enforced - the duty of licensing transferred to the Superintendent of Police, under the supervision of the Chief Magistrate, while the Collection of the Government. Fees
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