CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 91

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Note by the Attorney General

The scope of this draft Ordinanes

is confined strictly within the limits.. laid down in paragraph 13 of the Governor's despatch of stay 18th, 1880, and

in the directions contained in the

Secretary of State's despatek W. 31

30th 1880.

of July

The Ordinance does not deal ~

with the case

of punishments inflicted upon Chinese offenders exoticsively, because, since the passing of the Ordinance 5 of 1880, there are no

provisions of law in force for such punishments.

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