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the title and preamble of the draft Ordinance. I proposed for dealing with the subject of flogging and branding.

But whilst I therefore made this verbal alteration, I beg leave to point out that Your Lordship was under a misconception in thinking that the word "flogging" does not occur in any of the enactments the draft Ordinance proposed to repeal. For instance, in the same despatch, Your Lordship expresses the opinion that it is well to retain in the schedule of repeals the whole of Ordinance 8 of 1876. But Section XI of that statute authorizes a convicted deportée convicted of "mischievous crime" to be once or twice publicly or privately flogged with not more than thirty-six lashes on each occasion.

3.

The statute against which the proposed draft Ordinance was mainly directed is Ordinance 4 of 1872 which is now to be repealed. Your Lordship will see that in the collection of Hong Kong Statutes, Volume 2, this Ordinance is headed "Branding and Flogging", and that the word occurs in Clause II of the preamble and in Section IX of Ordinance 7 of 1868.

4. The schedule proposes to repeal

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( 260 the title and preamble of the draft Ordinance. I proposed for dealing with the subject of flogging and branding. But whilst I therefore made this verbal alteration, I beg leave to point out that Your Lordship was under a misconception in thinking that the word "flogging" does not occur in any of the enactments the draft Ordinance proposed to repeal. For instance, in the same despatch, Your Lordship expresses the opinion that it is well to retain in the schedule of repeals the whole of Ordinance 8 of 1876. But Section XI of that statute authorizes a convicted deportée convicted of "mischievous crime" to be once or twice publicly or privately flogged with not more than thirty-six lashes on each occasion. 3. The statute against which the proposed draft Ordinance was mainly directed is Ordinance 4 of 1872 which is now to be repealed. Your Lordship will see that in the collection of Hong Kong Statutes, Volume 2, this Ordinance is headed "Branding and Flogging", and that the word occurs in Clause II of the preamble and in Section IX of Ordinance 7 of 1868. 4. The schedule proposes to repeal
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( 260 the title and preamble of the draft Ordinance. I proposed for dealing with the subject of flogging and branding. But whilst I therefore made this verbal alteration, I beg - leave to point out that Your Lordship was under a misconception in thinking that the word "flogging" does not occur in any of the enactments the draft Ordinance proposed to repeal. For instance, in the same despatch, Your Lordship the opinion that it is well expresses to retain in the schedule of repeals whole of Ordinance 8 of 1876. But - Section XI of that statute authorizes a the retioned deportée convicted of "mischievous crime to be once or twice publicly or privately flogged "with not # more more on # lashes. 3. each occasion than thirty six The statute against which the proposed draft Ordinance was mainly. directed is Ordinance 4 of 1872 which is now to be repeated. Your Lordship this will see that in the collection of HongKong Statictes, Volume 2, Ordinance is headed "Branding "Flogging, oceurs word and that the s in the Clause II. 4. repeal preamble and "Hogging as well as in The schedule proposes to in Section IX of Ordinance / of 1868
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the title and preamble of the draft Ordinance. I proposed for dealing with the subject of flogging and branding.

But whilst I therefore made this verbal alteration, I beg - leave to point out that Your

Lordship

was under a misconception

in thinking that the word "flogging"

does not occur in

any of the

enactments the draft Ordinance proposed to repeal. For instance, in

the same

despatch, Your Lordship

the

opinion

that it is well

expresses to retain in the schedule of repeals

whole of Ordinance 8 of 1876. But - Section XI of that statute authorizes a

the

retioned deportée convicted of "mischievous crime to be once or twice

publicly or privately flogged "with not

#

more more on

#

lashes.

3.

each occasion

than thirty

six

The statute against which

the proposed draft Ordinance was

mainly. directed is Ordinance 4 of 1872 which is now to be repeated. Your Lordship

this

will see that in the collection of HongKong Statictes, Volume 2, Ordinance is headed "Branding

"Flogging,

oceurs

word

and that the s

in the

Clause II.

4.

repeal

preamble

and

"Hogging

as well as

in

The schedule proposes to

in Section IX of Ordinance / of 1868

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