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The
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. points, and the dying depositions be called because of his death or a frently rejected here and in absence from the Colony his record England on technical grounds. of the post mortem examination The Courts and naturally very shall be admissible in evidence. of the A Fuller Report. plans of admitting the evidence Of course the question
Candess it implies fully with the weight of that evidence is another; The new Bills introduced atin ats of the Statute. Two matter. I might say that it does! yesterday's meeting of the of the quirements of the section not seem to be a very important Legislative Council were ex deal with parts that are rather change to make these rec: rds plained at considerable length, thnical: for unple, one deals evidence because, affer all, if a Owing to the lateness of the work the "eappion' which must trial takes place after a consider- hour, we were unable to give a
appear in the depositions. The able lapse of time, the medical full report of the meeting, which, apt is the statement of the officer obviously cannot remem- however we now give.
eiren staves under which the ber the details without refreshing Dangerous Goods Ordinance. deposition is taken and shows the his memory, and what he does is The Hon. Attorney General may-authority Eug taking it. Cases to go to his record, read it and ed the first reading of a Bill muital-have occurred where a deposition-give his evidence after refreshing ed An Ordinance to amend the otherwis perfectly in older has his memory in that way. Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873. Theen repited because of some lenger the time that elapses the He said: This Bill is necessary,to-hnival error in the caption. The more the evidence really rests on | Sir, in order to make it possible to section also nquires certain potice the note and record rather than make certam alterations in the to be go to the aerused, and on the officer's own recollection.
ules relating to the storage and [cases hav: necurred where the de-
Observations by Accused. possession of ipilammable liquids. | justion has been rejected, although These rules have been drafted info.
Clause 10, is, I think, though Leonsultation with the princip ha
the point is not quite clear-prac- tically declaratory of the existing) mutiti 1990 A pov hd in that strange
law. At all events it clears up [ot such liquide, and the auspurtis ...
ased on the model supplier by thei
mpired yth. Clause 3 of the certain doubts: it provides that made by the Petroleum Department of 11. M.[1:
der paragraph og prope any observations
course of the Government. The uee-ary powita pun to the original accused in the
hearing at the Magistracy, and to take regulations is given in the tou new clause which clan 2 of the Bill
-No gach statement shall be any evidence given by him, must proposes to insert in the principal
repeted on the ground of any be taken down by the magistrate Ordinance. The other amendments
Tail examply with any dand proved at the trial by the depositions. made by the Bill are consequential,
tisions of sok section 11 production of the pro
a certain amount of with one exception. Section 18 of the
with to the notier or the There is principal Ordinances provides that
exptin less the court is of doubt as to how the remarks made offences under section 13 of the
opinion that the person arcused by the prisoner in the course of be proved, and Ordinance can only be dealt with
was santially prejudiced by a trial should by two magistrates sitting together.
though our Magistrates Ordinance such fure. The section in question deals with
in London and in the Provincial Towns and ture
the Continent addresses and her slet in are classified under 1aximum of Ire than 2,000 trade headings, including.
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our Oaths Or- not re-
The oath is re-
case,
reading.
the
Perjury.
moved
NEVER NEGLECT
A WOUND
OR SORE.
NEGLECT of even the tiniest
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it compre bulwark against Blood-poisoning. Eczema, and Ulceration. hensive in its medional action that after tank alles at pag tag: Zam-Buk heals the place by stimulating team of sad new skin.
Of all chomists in Shanghai, Hongkong and The Par】East, Sole Proprieren
and Manufacturers, The Zum Buk Co, Leeds, England.
Zam-Buk
Child Labour. The Hon. Attorney
to
in
of
industrial
heavy
the
Of course, it is for the Court provides for the admissibility of two offence. On is the carriage to say whether the failure to com- the depositions to prove the pri- of dangerous goods and requeply with the section was one sner's formal statement at the that dangerous goods must not which caused prejudice to the pri- end of the case, it makes no pro-
undertaking, and there must be a vision for the proof of his evi- ++++ moved unless the package contains
soner or not
dence on oath or of any statements
General certain interval of relaxation in English and Chinese the word
of work. No "Dangerous." The other offence
Clause 40 8 deal with the form made by him in the course of the moved the first reading of Bill after each spell
to clause provides intituled An Ordinance lealt with in section 13 is the
re-child employed in an hearing. This offence of delivering dangerous f oath, affirmation. Clause'
dence may be proved on the pro-in certain industries. He said: than six days continuously; there LONDON DIRECTORY goods to a warehouse-keeper with 4 is a copy of two sections in the that such statements and his evi-gulate the employment of children undertaking is to work for more the English Oaths Act" of 1909, and duction of the depositions at the This Bill has been drafted to must be one day's rest in seven; with Provincial & Foreign Sections, giving him notice of
nature of the contents of the our Oaths Ordinance of
trial. Of course, the only other carry out the recommendations and no child must be employed în enables traders to enmuuseste direct with packages. Offences of that ua except that in
way would be to call witnesses. of the Commission on the indus-any industrial undertaking be-
the and
recollection uf are dealt with in England dinance the witness is
the trial employment of children ap- tween the hours of 7 p.m, and aquired to repeat the words if the witnesses is much less likely to pointed by His Excellency the 7 a.m. Industrial Centres of the United Kingdom an
They small fines varying from Eurupe.
Dur oath himself. 45 to 420,
the 24th March, Regulation II is an attempt to section 13: for some rus reason, peated by, the officer of the Court. be correct than a note taken in Governor on makes the navimum $2,000 or two That is not the English practice writing by the Magistrate at the 1921, and which reported on the deal with the very difficult and the first 24th October, 1921. It is also vexed problem of carrying years' imprisonment. It is nuder and it is not the practice here time. I beg to move
intended to carry out, as far as is weights by children. It is als: consideration to reduce that maxi- with regard to declarations by
The Colonial Secretary second-
possible having regard muth, because the offences do not persons who are not either Chrised, the resolution was carried and conditions, the spirit of the pro-4, which provides that no child
local attacked, of course, by regulati seem to be very serious. Claustrans or Jews. It is thought that the Bill read a first time.
visions of the draft convention under 12 is to carry coal, or of the Bill propose to give is requiring the witness to repeat dicting under that section to one the words of the oath himself is
which was adopted at Washing-building material or debris. Re- The Attorney-General magistrate,
ton on the 28th November, 1919, gulation II provides that no child there are more likely to impress him with because
Any person many more serious offences win h. the importance and solemnity of the first reading of a Bill intituled at the International Labour Con- (whatever--that
in an Ordinance to consolidate and ference, which relates to the ad- under 15-is to
in carry
any at present, are dealt with one the oath, and, in any
are simplify the law relating to permission of children to industrial case more thar 40 cutties we under making his alteration vonovigration to insert a further going the English prae-jury and kindred offences. Heremployment. The practibl de-eight anở nơ child is to carry said: This Bell is based on the
the a weight jolause in the Bif reducing the tice.
unreasonably of 1911. tailed provisions appearin sximum penalty uni
Clause 5 merely provides for English Perjury Act
regulations, printed
the having regard to the child's age 13 of the principal Ordinance. the use of the Scottish ferm of That Act was the first instalment!
In not and physical development. The Hou. Colonial Secretary oath when the witness wishes to of Lord Loreburn's scheme for the schedule of the Bill. It is seconded the resolution, which be sworn in that way. It is codification of the English cri- proposed that these regulations case any members of Council may final settlement of the wish to compare this Bill with was carried, and the Bill was read merely a repetition of an existing minal law. It has been received are a
first time accordingly.
section. Clause 6 is new in our with great favour in England and problem; they are tertative and the recommendations of the Com- Evidence and Oaths. statute; it is a copy of a section I may point out that it is a true may, of course, require altena-mission, I may mention that the The Hon. Attorney
General in the English Oaths Act of 1888 code because it gives the rules tion as time goes on and as we Commission report gives the ages
more experience. It is in Chinese reckoning and moved the first reading of a Bill which provides that where an oath both of statute and common law obtain
must Bill, of course. states it in English intituled An Ordinance to amend has been administered duly and and in that respect resembles the obvious, I think, that we
converted and the attack a problem of this kind reckoning. We have the law relating to evidence and to taken, the fact that the person to Bills of Exchange Act
and the administration of oaths. He whom it was administered had Sale of Goods Act
differs very carefully and slowly, be the ages from Chinese to English for-This Bill, Sir, deals with no religious belief does not affect from mere consolidating statutes cause too much interference with reckoning by deducting one year
It is like the Merchant Shipping and the existing system
child in each vase. It is intended that various miscellaneous ponts, and the validity of the oath.
Acts which labour in the Colony would cause the Protector of Juvenile Labour, I propose to dal, shortly, with obvious that if a person takes an the Public Health
the poorer appointed under this Ordinance, exch clause in detail. Clause oath without raising any objec-merely collect the statute law on great hardship to
the Secretary of Chinese classes and probably to the chil- be with sertion 29 of the tion, neither he nor anyone else the subject.
nis Affairs or some officer in offences Ordinance of 1889. That can be heard to say that the cath
Conflicting Decisions. dren themselves.
2 provide department; and Clause 7 pro- sertion provides for the reading at is of no effect because the witness
Regulations 1 and The Bill was drafted by Mr. the trial at the Sessions of d had no religious belief.
Craies, the Editor of Hardcastle's that no child-that is any person vides that no prosecution under Clause 7 is more complicated, "Statute Laws,"
be the positions taken at the Magistreey
Ordinance shaų be Cri under 15 years of age is to Archboltl's where the witness. for various but I do not think I need go into minal Pleadings" and Russell's employed in any dangerous trade, menced without the consent of the reasons, cannot be produced by the detail because it is fully explained "Criminal Law" he was assisted jaud the dangerous trades speciti Protetor. The commencement of Crown at the trial. Chinly in the Objects and Reasons. Put by a strong body of experts. The ed in this regulation are boiler the Andirance is not yet decided there must be such a power, as ting it shortly, the clause is in English Act comprises the whole chipping manufacture of fire- upon, so blank appea .Ĥ otherwise witnesses for the Crowu tended to simplify the law on the of the common and statute law works and glass making. It will Clause §. might be kept out of the way subjects of afirmations and make n the subject and codifies 260 be noticed that it is not only The Hon. Calonial Secreta by the other side. It isit approximate to the English law statutes in 15 substantive and trades that are actually dangeroas seconded, the motion was carrie also destrable brause witnesses on the subject. Clause 8 is prac-four formal sections. It is rather that are aimed at, but also trades and the Bill was read a first time sometimes disappear for other tically a copy of an existing sec-a wonderful example of codifica-injurious to health. Regulation accordingly. If you want to take fue pictures. we|
it has been found tion. recommend that AGFA'S ROLL of FILMS reasons, or die. should be used which can be obtained in in practice that the present section 20 not quite strong enough to BEST QUALITY AT MODER-cover all possible cases, and this:
ATE PRICE.
jclause 2 proposes to strengthen it by providing that, the depositions taken at the Magistracy nay be read at the trial if the witness eun- not be found at his last known in England. Medical officers in pages in the old editions on the casual labour. The Commission Bill repeals Ordinance No. 4 hplace of resaletee in the Colony, the Government service of course subject, but the last edition, recommended that no child under 1915 and vest the Zetland Hall
frequently go on leave, and when issued since the English Act was course every effort is mad they leave the service finally they passed, has only 17 pages.
13, Chinese reckoning, should be
in promerty find the witness and to produce thim pissible.
ften go to
distant Act gets rid of a great many con-employed in any form of casual the various lodges in place of re- places far Glanse of the Bill deals with from the Colony and it is impos-flicting decisions on various points labour. That was not found pos- prescatatives of Zetland Indre sible to carry out, because it is only, and at their request. This to give and simplifies the law on many sertion 32 of the Evidence (din-sible to get them back
in this extremely difficult to define what mode of incorporation saves ex provides others. The variations ance. 1880. That section deals evidence. The section
casual labour is; but we thought with what B all dying that in any prosecution for murder Act from the English Bill
pointment of new trustees fram depositions. Where a prospective manslaughter any medical en- very slight, simply because of we would make a beginning by pense and trouble and the witness is dangerously ill, it is the tries or report of any Government local conditions, currency and so providing that no child under 12. time to time.
There is one section, Clause English reckoning, should be em- practice to take his deposition. medical officer which purports to on. generally at the hospital, so that relate to the deceased will be ad- 10, which does not appear in the played in carrying coal, or build- the motion was carried and the his evalence may be perpetuated missible in evidence on proof of English Act, but that is merely iny material or debris. in rase of his ath. The common his handwriting and proof of his a copy of the existing section in use of this class of evidence of death or absence from the Colony. our Evidence Ordinance. It pre- Regulation 5 provides that in course, in cases of manslaughter In a recent murder trial before vides that where a witness wil-every factory where children are The colonial Secretary provided and murder. 1 winess is serious- the 'Supreme Court, medical evi- fully makes
contradictory employed the owners ly injured, he is taken to the dence which we would have liked statements he hospital. a magistrate eut for to call would have been
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tion. It repeals statutes going as 3 provides that no chiid under 10 Zetland Hall Trustees. Medical Evidence.
far back as the reigns of Elizabeth is to be employed in a factory. The Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe moved Clause 9 is certainly an innova-and Henry VII. The simplifica- A factory is defined in clause 2 the first reading of 2 Bill in- tion. It is an attempt to deal tion effected by this codification in terms taken from an English tituled An Ordinance to amend with the difficulty which some- is illustrated by the fact that statute on the subject. Regula- the law relating to the incorpora- imes occurs here but one which, Archbold's "Criminal Pleadings, tion 4 is an attempt to deal with tion of the Zetland Hill Trustees. I suppose, seldom or never occurs for example, used to contain 36
The
are
two
can he charged;
children in the employment of
of
One so
Casual Workers.
He said. The present private
representatives
of
LA
WATC
The Hon. Mr. Lang seconded.
Bill was read a first time accord- ingly.
Financial Votes.
must keep over the Finance Commuttes más a record of the children employ-lowing the Council meeting when by a with perjury without the Crowned, showing age, hours of work, the following notes zommended as quickly as possible and his exil.doctor not now in the Colony, and having to prove the falsity
on. Regulations 6 to 10 by His Excellency the Officer Ad- eure is taken. If he subsequently he could not possibly get back to either of the statements.
:ther point in which
the Bill deal with hours of labour. No i-tering the Government dies before the accused n he give the evidence. We got over brought to trial. his evidence may the difficulty because it so hap- differs from the English Act is child is to be allowed to work in approved: The read on proof of his death and pened that the police officer in that it omits certain provisions industrial undertaking more extra-territorial than nine hours in any period of proof that certain requirements charge of the case had remained which have an of the section have been complied for the post mortem examination, effect, Parliament can legislate 21 hours. Industrial undertaking
The Chairman: The ute 1 with. It is also possible to read and taken a keen interest in it extra-territorially, but we cannot. is defined in Clause 2 in terms
this was $15,000 and this additional the evidence if the witness is so ill and was able to describe exactly Otherwise the Bill is practically based on the definition in
English act relating to that be
the unable to travel to the what the results of
post a copy of the English Act.
sum is required because of having Court.
mortem were. We might not al- The Hon. Colonial Secretary ployment of children and
young to make good the road between. Dying Depositions. ways be in so favourable a posi- seconded the motion, which was persons. No child is to be allow Fanling and i'n lang, due to the The requirements of section 22 tion, and we think it safer to pro- carried and the Bill was read aed to work more than five hours narrow treaded tyres of the motor
Lany continuously in
industrial technical on certain vide that where the doctor cannot first time accordingly.
(Continued on Page 31 are rather
H
an
the em-
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