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required legislation differing from Acts for Public Vehicles at home.
The fees for licences are small. Increase of revenue not being an object.
for Numerous offences. The penalties imposed are severe. All however arising from want of regulation found by experience to be necessary.
The last penalty in Section 12 was added in Committee in consequence of the want of personal cleanliness in the Coolies.
Although wheeled Carriages and horses have hitherto not been let for hire it is anticipated that the improvement continually going on of roads will induce the introduction of so desirable a public convenience, and in anticipation thereof these are provided for.
I may add that this ordinance has been very generally desired and that it received more than ordinary attention in Committee where it was much improved.
(Signed) John Anderson
Attorney General
July 20th 1883.
(Signed copy)
M.A. Alexander
Acting Colonial Secretary.