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4.

By paragraph (b) of section 2 of this Ordinance the

definition of the term railway is extended to cover railways

in process of construction and works connected with railways

authorized to be constructed.

5.

The powers of the administrator are defined, collected and

extended in the new section 32 of the principal Ordinance

which is to be substituted by section 5 of this Ordinance.

These powers include a power to make rules subject to the ap-

-proval of the Governor in Council. This enables sections 29

and 34 of the principal Ordinance to be repealed. Section 29

is repealed by section 4 of this Ordinance, and section 34 is

repealed by section 6 of this Ordinance. As the rules will be

very detailed and voluminous, and will deal solely with railway

administration, it is not considered necessary that they should

be gazetted. This is provided for by sub-section (3) of the

new section 32.

Sub-section (4) of that section provides that

the administrator shall keep at each station a copy of the rules

in English and Chinese and shall allow any such copy to be ins-

-pected at all reasonable hours.

6.

It

Section 8 of this Ordinance recasts sub-section (2), (3)

and (4) of section 35 of the principal Ordinance. It omits

the reference to by-laws for the conduct of railway employees

as that matter will now fall under the new section 32 (2).

provides for the procedure upon an appeal to the Governor

against the imposition of a penalty by the manager. Sub-section

(3) of section 35 of the principal Ordinance provided that the

manager might not impose any penalty on any railway employee

which would exceed the amount of seven days pay in any one month

This might be insufficient. The new form of the section does

not contain this limitation, but it provides that, for the pur-

-pose of the recovery of the penalty, not more than seven days

pay may be deducted in any one month, except upon the termina-

-tion of the person's employment. The old sub-section (5) be-

- comes sub-section (6).

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