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which after reciting your convictions that had been obtained against
A
prisoner named Chan-Ein-law,
w
1. The prisoner being an incorrigible thief and considered a person dangerous to the peace
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and good order.
and
of the Colony
having failed to give the security required of him,
therefore respectfully recommend
Lim as a
fit subject for deportation under the provisions of Ordinance No. 8 of 1858 Section XXI.
3. For your Lordship's information, I here annex the Section in question:
Section XXI of Ord. No. 8 of 1858. Any stipendiary magistrate or justice of the peace may commit any Chinese person unable to find reasonable security for his
appearance in
Court
for any purpose and at
any
time within twelve
months, and every
adjudication on the case
shall
be made in open
Court and reported forthwith to His Excellency;
and such Chinese person not
finding such security shall be deemed
a person dangerous to the
Peace
of the Colony, within the meaning of Ordinance No. 4 of 1857.
This last mentioned Ordinance gives power to the Governor in Council to deport for five years any person not being a naturalized subject of Her Majesty.
4.
In accordance with