PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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TLC.O. 882
2 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
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ment to be valid for three months, and to have effect only in such districts as shall be noted, and which have to be those in which the man has to travel in the prosecution of his business.
(Signed)
General Police Office, October 6, 1869.
General Order No. 76.
J. T. N. O'BRIEN,
Inspector-General of Police.
The question having been asked whether the Amended Regulations of Ordi nance 31 of 1867, Article 45, and the reply of the Acting Crown Solicitor, published in General Order No. 64 of the 18th ultimo, apply to hawkers already licensed for the whole island; the opinion of the Honourable the Procureur-General is published for general information -
"No. 982. Although, on payment of a certain sum, licenses to hawk wares are issued to all applicants by the Internal Revenue Department; and that those licenses are available throughout the Colony, yet the possession of such a license by an old immigrant does not in any way exempt him from the special obligations which the Legislature in divers matters imposed upon the class to which he belongs.
"Thus, an old immigrant only licensed as a hawker, and not engaged by written contract to any person, is equally, with other immigrants, bound to hold a police pass, and to declare every change of his abode and occupation, according to the provisions of the law common to the holders of passes. Experience has shown that there are circum- stances under which this unexceptional restriction acted as a hardship, and specially in cases of immigrant hawkers, whose calling required their constant removal from district to district; and it was rather with a view to the relief of hawkers than of any other class of labourers, that Article 14 of the Amended Regulations was passed, to relax the restrictions which the law had originally placed on the movements of the immigrant population. A circular will shortly be addressed on this point to the Stipendiary Magistrates.
"JULES COLIN, "Procureur and Advocate-General.
(Signed)
"October 26, 1869."
(Signed)
J. T. N. O'BRIEN,
Inspector-General of Police.
General Police Office, October 29, 1869.
General Order No. 28 of April 23, 1870.
Monsieur,
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(8.)
Port Louis, le 9 Septembre, 1872.
Après avoir, sur votre demande, pris connaissance des Ordres ou Instructions donnés à la Police, et portant le No. 6 du 22 Avril, 1864, No. 18 du 10 Mai, 1867; No. 88 du 8 Juin, 1889, No. 84 du 18 Septembre, 1869, No. 67 dw6 Octobre, 1889 ; No. 76 du 20 Octobre, 1889, et- enâa No. 28 du 28 Avril, 1870, j'ai l'honneur de vous faire savoir qu'ils ne m'ont pas été communiqués pendant l'enquête sur la police; mais je vous ferai remarquer que n'ayant pas assisté à toutes les réunions de la Commission, il est possible que mes collégues en sient pris lecture en mon absence.
J'aurais été heureux, si je les avais connus, d'en faire mention dans mon rapport.
Votre, &c. (Signé) C. ANTELME.
General Order No. 59.
The following copy of a Circular from the Colonial Secretary to all Stipendiary Magistrates, is published for the information of the force. On receipt of the pass from.
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the Magistrate, the Inspector will cause the counterfoil to be indorsed with the employer's name, and will then himself destroy the pass.
(Signed) J. T. N. O'BRIEN,
General Police Office, July 11, 1868. "(General Branch. Registered No. A/1396.)
Sir,
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Inspector-General of Police.
"I AM directed by the Governor to instasos you, that whenever an old Indian
Mauritius, Colonial Secretary's Office, July 9, 1888. who is in possession of a police pass under Ordinance 31 of 1987, in engaged badees you, his police pass should be taken from him, and handed over to the Fülles Inspector of your district, with the employer's name indorsed thereon.
I have, &c.
(Signed)
"To Stipendiary Magistrates.”
"FELIX BEDINGFHLD, Colonial Secretary.
General Order No. 101.
The following letter from the Honourable the Colonial Secretary to the Inspector- General, is published for general information 200
(Bigned)
General Police Office, Desember 2, 1808. “(General Branch.. Begistered No. A/9498.)
"Sir,
J. T. N. O'BRIEN,
Inspector-General of Police.
“ Mauritius, Oplonial Secretary's Offen, December £1, 1868. "In reply to your letter No. 978 of the 5th instant, bringi no term has been fixed in Ordinance 81 of 1867 for the old involge a portmft ticket to put himself en règle by obtaining a palke pass, Governor to inform you that Article 46 of the Crimmane shove question. The delay therain fixed having expired, any old immig pass is to be presumed a vagrant, and may be arrested, and sent to Depot; and if, on inquiry, it be found that he is not a vagrant, he must to the district where he resides to get a pass.
"I have, do. (Signed)
*EDWARD NEWTON,
General Order No. 12.
** Acting Colonial Betretery."
The following extract from a letter No. 186 of this date, from Hononmble Procureur-General, in published for the information of the fores.
(Signed) J. T. N. O'BRIEN,
General Police Office, February 17, 1800.
(Hxtract.)
Inspector-Omeral of Polios.
** An old immigrant who does not provide kimasl? shown that he has boud side employment, exjonna klimbelf inconveniamos ståendent thereon, but he is tiơi n ya contemplate his condemnation for an ofhise wilch persons should be forwarded to the Promotór regular papers, and they may be confined in done.
"To the Inspector-General of Police."
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"I have, do.
(Signed)
JULES QOLIN,
"Acting Procureur and Lihvinta-Omeral.
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