CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12] — Page 410

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embodied in one Ardinance, and

neendingly

au

Ordinance was

prepared", fully discured, and- eventually passed by the Legislative Council on the and bustart.

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8. This ordinance which it is

purpose of

to submit

the present. Despatch

for your

Gances approval,

is entitled "An ordinance to

the

"amend. Ordinances AZ 11 of 1844 and $5 of 1845, and to improve regulations for the cale of Spirituow "Liquors by Chinese, and the Regulations "for the retail and preparation of Opinen". 9. The principal points to which

I would call

your

are, first, with

Grace's attention

reference to the

Spirit Shops: the license is

to Chinese only

eak

only and

is given

the

empowers

sule of Spirits ales to Chinese only,

20 that there is us

interference

with the European Public Houses, or

with the Rules by which there are

gorried the

liability to a penalty

Chinese

for selling Spirits in a Thop is rescinded, for, as I have! already said, that liability

never

is

Avas

enforced - the duty of licensing transferred to the Superintendent of Police, under the supervision of the Chief Magistrate, while the Collection of the Government. Fees

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