CO129-171 - Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [7-11] -- Sir Kennedy - 1875 [12] — Page 112

Entitled an Ordinance for licensing small Passenger

Steamers and for other

purposes".

I have to observe

however that no penalty

the offence of plying within

is imposed for the infraction

License

in contravention

of the 14th section, and though no doubt it won's - be punishable at Common

Law

as a misdemeanor

by fine and Imprisonment

I might

the

there should be an toping to define

When

act

opportunity

porosition defining the

Punishment.

With respect to the the section fjections have been taken to a Colonial Legislative attempting

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on masters

to impose fines of foreign kosch for amining with a hamber of passengers

in excess of that prescribes by local law and have

to Aquest that there defects may be remedied.

When the consolidation. Ardinance in pressedt

Mr Austin's

With regard to your

refert to be allowed

to proceed at once with

the Consoles in

I

that Ordinancen

Ordinance

inclined to think that Kaform then that in a little further delay

"View of the prospect of

the

In their h. Geel- Merchant shipping Ausing

the next sekim

of the Imperial Parliament, It will be better to pathome further proceeding for

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