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this Ordinance, there

giving the

nothing to prevent giving

Certificate required by Article 25 of the Intructions.

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"(signed) E. £.O'Malley). " April 27, 1884.

It will be seen

that,

in the opinion of the Attorney-

General, the

necessary formalities

-hed been substantially observed,

and that there was nothing to

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"prevent giving the Certificate

required by ctiticle 25

of the m

"Instructions ." On this latter point,

not

I will only observe that I was not advised to call for or issue

any-

such certificate, and that this formality appeare to have become practically obsolete in this and in other Colonies, with, at least, the

tacit approval of the Colonial Office I have caused a strict search for

precedents to be made

among

the

official records, and I am assured that no such certificate has been sent

it from Hongkong with private Bills in former years; and that,

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