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Attorney General's Office.
August 4th.,1898.
REPORT ON ORDINANCE NO.13 OF 1898.
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I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, en-
"An Ordinance authorising the imposition of fees
for the issue, by the Government of Hong-Kong, of certain
certificates to certain Chinese desirous of proceeding
to the United States of America",
and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not
contrary to the Governor's instructions.
many of whom do
not belong to this Colony at all.
It has been the practice to charge certain fees forcerti- ficates issued to Chinese, other than labourers, desirons of proceeding to the United States of America. Before issning tlese certificates it is necessary to make careful enquiries, and their issno throws responsibility upon the Registrar General. It is, therefore, only just that the Colonial Treasury should receive some payment for the work thus cast upon officers of the Government for the special benefit or individual Chinese, It, however, scenis desirable that Legislative sanction should be given to the imposition of these fees, and that is the object of this Ordinance.
W. MEIеH GOODMAN, Attorney General.
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