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imposed under Ordinance

Duties

No 13 of 1872,

but

Jinion

expressing

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Chinese Passengers' Ordinance,

an

1811

that further legislation. would be required to give

legal effect to what had been

done. -

2.

[regret

IA

It is

a matter for

that I did not state

I move clearly under what

supposed anchority the reduction had been made. I beg now, therefore, to explain the views taken by myself and my bouncil when the subject

was under consideration. __

3.-

By the Tees im

Ordinance No 13

the

imposed by

of 1872

were converted into

Stamp

Duties, and Section 111 provides that these Stamp Duties shall be deemed to form part of the schedule to the Stamp

Mes M: 5 of 1868... (Amendment) Ordinance 1868.-

The Duties

specified in the

Schedule can be reduced

an Ordea

어..

the

Gover

by

in

bonnail under the provisions

of Seation XXV

of the

M: 12 of 1566. Stamp Ordinance 1866.–

In the opinion of the

H.-

1865

Attorney General those stiree stamp Ardinances (No. 12 of 1866, 5 of 1363 and 13 of 1572) which must be

sof