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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE,
March 20th
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Report on Ordinance No.7. of 1900.
I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entilled
An Ordinance to authorize the imposition of feer for
the issue by the Government of Hongkong of certain
certificates to certain Chinese,
and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the
Governor's Instructions.
Objects and Reasons.
The object of this Ordinance is to autho-.
rize the imposition of fees for certificates granted
to Chinese desirous of proceeding, not only to Manila
but to Hawii or to any other ports outside of the
United States of America, although in the actual
possession of the United States Goverment.
A
Ordinance No.13 of 1898, already deals
with fees for certificates for Chinese going to the
United States, and it is thought that the simplert
course