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serious looses siv

consequence of the wholesale robberies

committed ou

ow board.

cargo

Boats in the Harbour of Victoria – it was deemed

advisable to pass soure legislative enactment

at by

which the hands of the

Magistrates strengthened in dra

in dealing

Crates would be

with such a cle

class of

Cases

and which would operate more in the way of preventing the comm of crime than in that

the commission.

f

punishing crime when

Committed.

The Ordinan

327

ee the

subject of these remarks

was accor

accordingly prepared

and adopted

The

.

: first object of the

Ordinance is to

bring

all

the people connected with

cargo

Boats under the

immediate surveillance

and control.

cour

· of the Authorities

a to be

This is a attempted

attained by the establishment of a system of registration

and license with the

imposition of penalties for being

connected with such

Boats without

a

proper