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I have the honour to transmit to you, for your
informatim and guidance the accompanying onpies of
despatches which I haw addressed to the Governor of the
Straits Settlements and to invite your attention particu-
larly to paragraph 2 (h) of my despatch No.406 of the 11th
-of August and to my despatches of to-day's dow.
I also
emclaws for oanvenience of reference onpiss of the Streitu
Settlements Deleterius Drugs and Chandu Revenue Ordinances 3.Order Med 2nd of the leterious Druga Amending and Consolidating 5.3.Ordos No.11Za B111.
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5.Deleterius
Druge Bill.
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2. As indicated in t'e enclosed despatches,
representations have recently been made to mo b the
Owners of 3 vessels the Baaters of which had been prose-
cuted and fined under Bootion 12 of Ordinance No.124
although it was admitted that they had no knowledig that diruga wore being imported on their ships and it was not sugested that they had omitted to exercise reasonable
supervision. In each case, at my susation the fire d
were remitted.
3 Similar provisima, which are open to the aars
objections as ation 12 of the Straits Settlements
Deleterious Drugs Ydinance, ngour in Section 21 (3) of
the
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