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most by this time have raised. As such exist, and indeed up to the present period, there have been only two instances brought to the notice of His Excellency wherein the intervention of the Magistrates have been required, and in both instances it appears from Statements of Captain Caper that sufficient warning was given by the Surveyor General to the parties interested to prevent a continuance of obstruction, creating in opposition to the rules laid down in the Ordinance - that the public are labouring under a mistake in

Supposing that repairing Houses now in existence, meaning roof, Chimneys, doors, &c., gives a right to the Surveyor General to consider such property as coming within the provisions of the Nuisance Ordinance and entitling him to compel their removal — the Legislature never contemplated such an interpretation and the Ordinance in question does not give that power, it consequently has been misunderstood. But I think it is right that the Attorney General's opinion on this point be obtained.

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to the most by this time have raised. As such exist, and indeed up to the present period, there have been only two instances brought to the notice of His Excellency wherein the intervention of the Magistrates have been required, and in both instances it appears from Statements of Captain Caper that sufficient warning was given by the Surveyor General to the parties interested to prevent a continuance of obstruction, creating in opposition to the rules laid down in the Ordinance - that the public are labouring under a mistake in Supposing that repairing Houses now in existence, meaning roof, Chimneys, doors, &c., gives a right to the Surveyor General to consider such property as coming within the provisions of the Nuisance Ordinance and entitling him to compel their removal — the Legislature never contemplated such an interpretation and the Ordinance in question does not give that power, it consequently has been misunderstood. But I think it is right that the Attorney General's opinion on this point be obtained.

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most by this time have rased Ac exist, and indeed up present period, there have been only hoe instancy brought to the notice. of His kevallency wherein the ervision of the Magistales have bow required, and in hoth - bun

instances it appears from Statements

of Captan Comper that sufficient

And

& fignent protic was

girwby

the Surveryor General to the parties interested be prevent a Continuance of Hock, creating in opposition to ' the rules laid down in the Ordinance - that the public are Sabouring

under a mistake in

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Supposing that repairing Houses now in existence, manding roep, Chimnis, doors, sc., gives a night

to the Sunveyor General to consider such property as coming within the provisions of the Muisance

Ordinavas and ent

entitting him to compel their removal — the Legislature never contemplated

such an interpretation ands the Ordinance in question

does not give

I give that power, it consequently has been misundenstern but I think it is right that the Attorney Generats Jimin this point he obtained. And. Co

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