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Consider the legislation of 1856, with respect to buildings, and Nuisances.

It is true that I prepared the Ordinances which were discussed at that meeting. But His Excellency is aware of course that the honour, and I conceive it a very great one, of having directed the work belongs solely to himself, whose hand drew up the instructions. If I had disapproved of them I could not have refused to prepare, that is to draught them: It is only in the Legislative Council whilst he remains a Member of it that the Attorney General has either the opportunity or the right to signify his dissent from the policy of a proposed Ordinance, after the Proposal has received the sanction of the Governor.

Resolution I as pointed out and carried out by Resolution II demands the repeal of much of Ordinances 8 and 12 of 1886 as relate to nuisances of the building class, which were in a state of progress before the passing of the first...

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Consider the legislation of 1856, with respect to buildings, and Nuisances. It is true that I prepared the Ordinances which were discussed at that meeting. But His Excellency is aware of course that the honour, and I conceive it a very great one, of having directed the work belongs solely to himself, whose hand drew up the instructions. If I had disapproved of them I could not have refused to prepare, that is to draught them: It is only in the Legislative Council whilst he remains a Member of it that the Attorney General has either the opportunity or the right to signify his dissent from the policy of a proposed Ordinance, after the Proposal has received the sanction of the Governor. Resolution I as pointed out and carried out by Resolution II demands the repeal of much of Ordinances 8 and 12 of 1886 as relate to nuisances of the building class, which were in a state of progress before the passing of the first...
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Consider the legislation of 1856, with respect to buildings, and

Nuisances.

It is true that I prepared the Ordinances which were discussed at that mating. But Wisky cellency is aware of course that the hover_. And I conceive it a very great

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Conceived And

of having directed the work belongs solely to himself, whose hand drew sep the instructions. If I had disapproved of them I could not have refused to prepare ; that is to draught them : It is only in the Legislative

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Council whilst he remains à Member of it that the Attorney General has either the opportunity or the right to signify

his

dissent from the policy of a proposed Ordinance, after the Proposal has revived the sanction of the Governor.

Resolution I as pointed

and carried out by Resolution IN demands the repeal of

much

of Ordnances 8 and 12 of 1886 as relate to muisances of the building class, which were in a state of progress before the passing of the first

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