5.912.
112
(Copy)
are Grounds and reasons for passing Ordinance
chairs which it has been found often used at night for the acquisition and disposal of stolen property. The object of the Ordinance being the Public safety and convenience, rather than the raising of Revenue, the fees have been made very small.
4. I enclose the usual Report by the Attorney General, and I have to ask your Grace to obtain Her Most Gracious Majesty's sanction and approval of this Ordinance.
I have the honor to be,
My Lord Duke,
Your Grace's Most Obedient Servant,
5776177
at Sin & Power.
• Paper tion
2.
: Humber b of 1863, intituled,
"An Ordinance to provide for the regulation of Public Vehicles and chairs and their drivers and bearers, and to licence the Hire of Horses within the Colony of Hongkong".
Public chairs and Coolie Bearers have been the only public means of carriage of persons in Hongkong. These are very numerous.
The public inconvenience has been subject to much for want of a due registration of chairs and Coolies which it is anticipated will raise their character and be some protection against the depredations which have been committed by Chair Coolies whose chairs have been used as blinds to conceal numerous robberies.
The present circumstances of the case
5.912.
112
(Copy)
are
Grounds
ndo
and reasons for
for passing
Ordinance
chairs which it has been found often used at night for the acquisition
and disposal of
3.
Stolen proprerty. The object of the brdinance being
the Public exfety and convenience, rather than the raising of Revenue,
made
the fees have been sunde very small. 4. I enclose the usual Report by the Attorney General, and I have to ack your Grace to obtain Hen Most bracions Majerly's sauction and approval of this bitinance
I have the honor to be,
My Lord Duke,
Your bances, Mort Obedient Servant,
5776177
at
Sin & Rower.
• Papertion
2.
: Humber b of 1863, intituled,
"An Ordinance le provide for the regulation
"of
Public Vehicles and chairs and their
"drivers and bearers, and li licence the Heire
of
Hopes within the Colony of Houghong".
Publie chairs and Coolie Bearers have been the
only public
These
are
very
means
of carriage of persons in Houghing.
numerous.
The public
inconvenieneo
has been
for want
of
subject
to much
registratio of
a due
chains and Coolies which it is anticipated will
raise their character and be some protection
againah
the
depredations which have been
Committed by Chair Coolies whose chairs have been used as
blinds to emecal numerous robberies.
the case
The peention evicumstances of
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