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Act, 1865, to include the Royal Instructions, then he may

have to answer to the Sovereign for his neglect; but the

section appears to me specifically to provide that failure

on the part of the Governor is not to affect the validity

of any law otherwise properly passed by the Legislative

Council and assented to by the Governor.

It is not material to my decision in this case, in

view of the construction I have placed on 8.4 of the

Colonial Laws Validity Act, 1865, but it may be well to add

that notice of the Crown not exercising its power of

disallowance was given as regards Ordinance No.10 of 1900

on p.395 of the Hongkong Government Gazette of the 23rd February, 1901, and as regards Ordinance No.34 of 1910 on p.235 of the Gazette of 2nd June, 1911. Assuming therefore,

that the Governor was wrong in assenting to these laws

without a suspending clause, the Crown which issued the

instructions in this respect has not taken any exception

to the incorrect action of the Governor, supposing it to

have been incorrect, and it might well be argued that any

defect in these laws has been cured by the subsequent express notification of their non-disallowance by the Crown. In this connection it may be interesting to note what is said at pp.434 and 435 of the judgment of the Privy Council

in Inglis v. de Barnard 3 Moore's P.C. Cases p.425.

In my opinion the contention on behalf of the Crown

is correct, and the validity of Ordinances Nos.10 of 1900 and 34 of 1910 cannot be impugned on the grounds put forward on behalf of the Plaintiffs in this case. As my decision

on the point of law with which I have dealt disposes of the

whole cause of action in this case. I therefore order the

dismissal of the action under the powers conferred on the

Court by s.175 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Crown

should have the costs of these proceedings.

Stay granted for one month on application of Plaintiffs.

9th January, 1925.

($2.) H. C. Gollan, Chief Justice.

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