12
430
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"for
immediate consumption. "It does not exempt water, bo!! but that difficulty has es been met by
an
instruction to the Harbour ref. Master and the Police not
on account
to prosecute I of water being taken on board. If the Ordinance had to be amended, water
should be exempted by
law.
6.
Turning next to
the points that may be urged
urged in favour of a relaxation of the law,
I
am of opinion that there
is no
sufficient
reason.
for exempting either Mail steamers, or vessels discharging coal, from the operation of the Ordinance. Nor do I think that the fee for permits should be abolished or reduced. It has worked
well, and by it
an
automatie, check on indiscriminate Sunday
working