the 27th October last
2. I have,
I have, however,
to request that you take steps
will facilitate
Ordinance
for Trident and amending this Ordinance in the
following respects. 3. A further
I clause should be added to section 3, similar to sub-section 3 in section 2 of the Straits
Settlements Ordinance
No. 13 of 1899, providing furnishings
that many
under the section
for that
a woman in
a brothel is or was
suffering from venereal
disease shall be deemed sufficient
evidence until the
contrary
is proved
that she was therein
such brothel for the purpose of prostitution.
4. Section 7
amended by Jenning
should be amended
omitting the opening words, "from European Office of Police"
to "Police" and inclusive I am not prepared to sanction leave being
the European Staff to any officers of Police to
enter and inspect brothels at all times without notice. It is
clear that the
women
selected for this duty
should be specially qualified for the work; and it does not follow
that the sergeants and