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Ray 31 AUG 181

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG. 19th. June, 1918.

Sir,

I have the honour to submit for the significa- -tion of His Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance intituled:-

An Ordinance to mend further the Summary Offences

Ordinance, 1845. No. 6 of 1918.

2.

The report of the Attorney-General enclosed

fully explains the scope of the Ordinance.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Amaz

Governor,&c..

:

Meglijenth did any gets matters repened world

be liable civilly in damages to anyone injured thereby.

I think it is rather story tomake him liable criminally for the vagacies of this

||-workmen.

At the least I think thereshd. be a

provision relieving him such reoton sibility

Jouch

Contrary

of shows that the bet was done con

Atendees, or that to he had Faren leasable precautions to prevent it.

And in any lase some alteration will

· have to the muave so far as $3 (9) (19) is Concerned as that deals with a workman who wilfully does a futamnact. Abriously a contracion Cannot be luade Responsible for that!

I

Shave Lovever fleat

Joubt as

to the adrivability

of Ion Share them, we m

if this Suction at all.

e might Consult the LGB sending this Clives on a loty of paras 25-26 ofthe Q G's reford, saying

we are very doustful whether the sections to be fremmitted.

HGB. 19/8

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once

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Enclosure 1.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

WALTER LONG, M.P.

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