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house.

vicinity of the iloven, in a adjoining the principal Road,

whereby I

Done

lives were lost,

brought the subject to the

the Legistative funneil, of the

not notice.

and with their advice. I passed,

the 31st August,

to regulate the

an Ordinance.

manufacture and sterage of a certain description. of gunpowder within the (olony,

and I now have the honor to

transmit certified copy of

the

Enactinent, being No 1 of 1848, entitled "An Ordinance to

"the

Requinte

acture and strage of a

manufacture

a

"certain description of Gunpowder- within the leolony of Bengkong, which I trust Your Serdstip will consider unobjectionable, and therefore proper to be submitted

for the approval of Her most Gracions

Majesty.

Your Serdship will

have the goodness to observe that the intention of the Ordinance is to regulate the manufacture

and

storage of funpowder maunfactured in this Island, and that it's provisi extend to Gunpowder imported

from Europe

& fact very

is in

er

isieves de not

Ja

India. There

imported,

little

and what there is, is principally

intended for sporting purposes,

and is exposed for sale in the

shops

this as

as

it is in

far

is to be

danger is

England; from

I am aware, so

apprehended.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Fordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble servant.

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