the owner or occupier: required to furnish the particulars specified in Schedule A. The word owner includes the Agent of any landlord or holder of any tenement who is absent; the plan adopted by many persons is for the agent to furnish the false particulars as to rent &c. and if the fraud is discovered and the agent is prosecuted he proves that the landlord was not absent or under any disability,
and under these circumstances Magistrates have discharged the accused.
The amending Ordinance has been taken to make it punishable for any person to furnish any false or incorrect particulars. Advantage is taken of the necessity of passing this amending Ordinance to make some verbal corrections and amendments.
(Signed) E. I. Ackroyd, Act. Attorney General.
File Reference: FILT(121)-6576-6009-6-90
No. 435
No. 747.
Date: 10 Dec. 1890
Previous Paper: Cof-12-13 Jan. 35
Subsequent Paper: 160790.
REG 12 JAN 31
M. Wingfield has taken over to pass a verbal amendment to sanction Ord. L. 7.
Encl. 12 Jan.