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serious losses have
consequence of the wholesale robberies
committed on
board.
cargo
Boats in the Harbour of Victoria – it was deemed
advisable to pass some legislative enactment
by
which the hands of the
Magistrates strengthened in dealing
with such a class of
Cases
and which would operate more in the way of preventing the commission of crime than in that
of
punishing crime when
Committed.
The Ordinance
the subject of these remarks
was accordingly prepared
and adopted
The
: first object of the
Ordinance is to
bring
all
the people connected with
cargo
Boats under the
immediate surveillance
and control
of the Authorities
to be
This is attempted
attained by the establishment of a system of registration
and license with the
imposition of penalties for being
connected with such
Boats without
a
proper