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56.

An Ordinance,

instructed to prepare a Report on how the Building Acts of the Imperial Parliament amount and accommodating them to the requirements of the Colony,

The Ordinance, after being read for the first time in the Legislative Council, was published for general information in the Hong Kong Gazette of the 27th March. Not an objection reached the Government against any of its provisions - it passed the Council unanimously on the 16th April, every clause having been separately examined and discussed where any amendment was suggested.

It was formally promulgated in the Gazette of the 19th of that month. On its promulgation, not a word of reprobation was heard, and it was only months afterwards, when it was made manifest that the Law was not intended to be a dead letter, that a disposition was exhibited to contest its action.

In a case which has been the subject of much discussion, His Excellency is officially advised that the Contractor received notice again and again that he was continuing the works in the manner in which...

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56. An Ordinance, instructed to prepare a Report on how the Building Acts of the Imperial Parliament amount and accommodating them to the requirements of the Colony, The Ordinance, after being read for the first time in the Legislative Council, was published for general information in the Hong Kong Gazette of the 27th March. Not an objection reached the Government against any of its provisions - it passed the Council unanimously on the 16th April, every clause having been separately examined and discussed where any amendment was suggested. 55 It was formally promulgated in the Gazette of the 19th of that month. On its promulgation, not a word of reprobation was heard, and it was only months afterwards, when it was made manifest that the Law was not intended to be a dead letter, that a disposition was exhibited to contest its action. In a case which has been the subject of much discussion, His Excellency is officially advised that the Contractor received notice again and again that he was continuing the works in the manner in which... 7

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56.

an Ordmance,

instructed to prepare Reping in wow the Building.

Acts of the Imperial Park amont

And accommoda

odating them to the recopities of the Colony,

The Onisicance after being or first time in the Legistative

read w

رام

Conserits was published for. General information in the Honghong Gazette of the 27th March. Not an objection reached the Government against any of its provisions - it possed the Council

unanimensly ou

every

the 16th April,

clouse having been separably

examined and discussed where

Any Amendment was suggested.

It was formally promulgated in

the Gazette of the 19th of that month. On its promulgation not a word. of reprobation was heard and it was only mouths afterwards when it was made manifest that the Low

was not intended to be a dead letter that a disposition it as exhibited to costumat its action.

In a case which has been the subject of much discussion His Excellency is officially advised. that the Contractor received notice

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