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Under that particular provision "the Land Officer" was
appointed to be Registrar of Marriages, and that one appoint-
ment will be sufficient for so long as the Land Office remains
the Registry of Marriages. Without this power it would be
necessary to make a fresh appointment whenever a new Land
Officer or acting Land Officer were appointed. Section 2
of this Ordinance makes a general provision for this class
of case. It is possible that the express provision in the
Marriage Amendment Ordinance was not strictly necessary,
and
it is possible that the general sub-section now added to sec-
tion 25 of the Interpretation Ordinance, 1911, is also strictly
not necessary, but it has been thought better to deal with the
matter expressly so as to avoid any doubts being raised. No
doubt sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Interpretation
Ordinance, 1911, refers to references in Ordinances;
section 4 of that Ordinance.
3.
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Section 3 corrects a misprint in section 3 of the Inter-
pretation Ordinance, 1911.
4. In order to reduce the pressure of work on the Assistant
Colonial Secretary, it is proposed that, while retaining his
duties as Clerk to the Executive Council, he shall be relieved
of his duties as Clerk to the Legislative Council.
There
in
was a technical obstacle in the way of this being done,
that the Ordinances generally contemplate only one clerk for
both Councils. Section 4 of this Ordinance meets this
difficulty by providing in effect, for a Deputy Clerk of
Councils. The intention is to appoint a Deputy Clerk of
Councils who will act as Clerk to the Legislative Council.
5.
Sub-sections (3) and (5) of section 22 of the Merchant
Shipping Ordinance, 1899, give the Harbour Master certain
powers over merchant ships, including, inter alia, power to
allot berths, and power to give special directions for typhoon