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This Ordinance is intended to replace

2

that to which abjections

were

Your Space's despatch NM7 of the 23rd

tätten by

September last;

year, and I trust that

nothing

in the enclosed, Ordinance will

?!

be found objectionable as ultra vires", a

point

ow

which I have been particular

fin being guided by the Acting Attorney

General, whose

opinion I enclose.

The Ordinance reenacts the provisions

of that of last

year

without the objectionable

Ld Bd

8858/67.

and papage

defraying cost of maintenance and to his native place of any Emigrant,

whom he has reason to think has been

obtained by fraud, violence, on

improper

means.

other

the whole expense being

bome by the prapage broker of the vessel

was

intended

in which such Emigrant

Enclosure No 2.

to be shipped.

H.

In addition to this (Section XIX)

portions, but makes some important additions

|such

om

the

Section XVI) conferring Emigration Officer a very Summary power, which of course would be really excercised under instructions, if necesary, from time to time of the Governor, for landing and

parties are liable to be prosecuted and Severely punished for Ridnapping harboring Contract "with Emigrants

ON

entering into any

improperly altoimed, so that I trust not intending the difficulty which exists in sometimes tracing offences of this character, the Ordinance will prove often effectual in deterring from

the

Commission of such

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