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was reprinted with sundry Amendments in the Gazette of 21st August and has not passed the Legislative Council on the ground that suggestions for its improvement have continued to be received by the Government.

His Excellency is quite willing to promise that (excepting in cases of urgency) Ordinances after their first reading and before they are finally disposed of shall appear in the Gazette.

But with respect to the Majority of the Ordinances that have lately passed the Council, His Excellency would again remind you that they are but the application of Imperial Laws to this Colony - mainly intended to give it the benefit of those great reforms by which the administration of justice has been simplified, expedited, and cheapened to the community.

As regards the police, whose imperfections His Excellency most willingly admits and deeply regrets, a Commission has been constituted charged to inquire into its present Condition and to point out means of improving it. The commission has sat with open doors - was accessible to all - and publicly invited the attendance of those who desired to aid its objects.

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64. was reprinted with sundry Amendments in the Gazette of 21st August and has not passed the Legislative Council on the ground that suggestions for its improvement have continued to be received by the Government. His Excellency is quite willing to promise that (excepting in cases of urgency) Ordinances after their first reading and before they are finally disposed of shall appear in the Gazette. But with respect to the Majority of the Ordinances that have lately passed the Council, His Excellency would again remind you that they are but the application of Imperial Laws to this Colony - mainly intended to give it the benefit of those great reforms by which the administration of justice has been simplified, expedited, and cheapened to the community. As regards the police, whose imperfections His Excellency most willingly admits and deeply regrets, a Commission has been constituted charged to inquire into its present Condition and to point out means of improving it. The commission has sat with open doors - was accessible to all - and publicly invited the attendance of those who desired to aid its objects. 60

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64. was reprinted with sundry Amendments in the Gazette of 21st August _ and has not passed the Legistative Council on the pround that suggestions for its improviment have continued to be received by the Government. His bollency is quite willing to promise + that (excepting in cases, in cases of urgency) Ordinances after their first reading terrd hefore they are finally disposed. of shall appear in the Gazette. But with respect to the Majority of the Ordinances that have lately "possed the Council . His forellency would agains rewind you - rumind you that they are but the application of Imperial 60 -Laws to this Colony - mainly intended · give it the benefit of those great reforms by which the administration of justice has been simplified, expedita and cheapened to the community . As regards the police, whose imperpotions His kexcellency most withingly admits and dreply regrets, bow for some a Commission has been hine Constituted charged to inquire کنند into its present Condition and to point out mouns of improving The commission has sat with open doors-was accessible to all - and publicly invited the attendance of those who desired to aid its objects.

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64.

was reprinted with sundry Amendments in the Gazette of 21st August _ and has not passed the Legistative Council on the pround that suggestions for its improviment have continued to be received by the Government.

His bollency is quite willing to promise

that (excepting in cases,

in cases of urgency) Ordinances after their first reading terrd hefore they are finally disposed. of shall appear in the Gazette.

But with respect to the Majority of the Ordinances that have lately "possed the Council . His forellency

would agains rewind you

- rumind you that they

are but the application of Imperial

-Laws to this Colony - mainly intended

· give it the benefit of those great reforms by which the administration of justice has been simplified, expedita and cheapened to the community .

As regards the police, whose imperpotions His kexcellency most withingly admits and dreply regrets,

bow for some

a Commission has been hine Constituted charged to inquire

کنند

into its present Condition and to point out mouns of improving The commission has sat with open

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