CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7] — Page 476

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Court of Vice Admiralty would always be present to protect in

case

of unsual emergency.

any

These objections different in

hind but

each

apparently

answerable induced the Concil

unanimously to cut down the proposed Ordinance to its presint object and it was thus that the Ordinance

to repeal Ordinance N.5 of 1557 being

Ordinance Nor

of 1861 was passed,

There appears to be

local necessity for adopting the Merchant Shipping Act 18521 here and considering how small

the

area

of this Colony

ed

ress.tfully submit that it is

:undesirable to pass any

no

Ordinance

necessity exists

for which

I have be.

(Signed) John Smale, Attorney General.

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary