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considered necessary in dealing with the question of births. By the Statute the parents of a child are compelled to give the required information only after being requested so to do by the Registrar. Section VII of the Ordinance omits the words "upon being requested so to do" and thus renders it compulsory upon parents of children born within the Colony to provide such information under the penalty provided for failure to do so.
Section VIII affords... The parents at the ... This departure from the principle of the Imperial Act was justified by the peculiar and suspicious character of the Chinese population, especially its lower classes. There is no reason to suppose that they will object to the operation of the Ordinance when they are made to understand its purposes; but, at first, their instinct will be rather to conceal the births of their children from the authorities than to announce them, and it is essential, therefore, to the working of the Ordinance that they should be made aware that such concealment will subject them to a pecuniary penalty. The Registrar General and his Officers have not at their command such means of information as would enable them to ascertain any large proportion of the births.
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considered necesary in dealing with the question of birds. By the Statute the
parents of comp
child
compelled to
give the required information only after so to do by the Registrar.
being requested
Juction VII
of
the Ordinance omits the
words "upon being requested so to do"
with
parents of children
in dealing
bom within the Colony, and it is thus
rendered compulsory upon
auch
under the penally provided for
end
f
Jection VIII to
revognized information.
afford...
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at the
This departure from the principle
f
the Imperial Ast wan
by the peculiar and
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neufitated
suspicions
character
of the Chinese population especially
its lower clapses. There is no
aimongst its lover
reason to en
suppose
that
they will objed
to the operation of the Ordinance when
are made to understand its
purposed; but, at first, this instinct
will be rather to conceal the bushs
of their children from the Arihantin
them, and it is
than to
annamel
efsential, therefore, to the worthing of the Ordinances that they should be
made aware that such concealment
will subject them to a proamiany penalty The Registrar Openeral and his
Officers
command such
have not at their
of information
as would enable them to ascert am
any large proportion of the bush.
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