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performance of these duties; and that it appears to him to be also objectionable as "being in contravention of the Despatch read in the Legislative Council by" in which the Right Honourable "the Secretary of State for the Colonies strongly urges upon His Excellency the necessity of keeping my office safe from such interference, and "preserving me in the duality of my "power and independent of other Departments :
"I concur with which views the Registration Ordinance of last year " had to be repealed; and that of last "month substituted. That all "Labouchere's apprehensions are not ill-founded is proven in the "case. As all these theatrical... or as they are called Religious Ceremonies entail extra work on
125 the Police, I have to make special arrangements. I cannot but submit that an expression of opinion on the part of the Police Authorities as to the allowance or otherwise of these shows is a matter that pertains to the Police, and in this view I am supported at least by the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council, who have just rejected a draft Bill conferring such powers on the Registrar General.
48. In conclusion, I have to observe that in the course of my 24 Years' service under Government, for nearly twenty years of which I have been in command of the Police, I don't remember to have received
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performance of these duties; and theat it
appears to him to be alse objectionable as "being in contravention of the Despatch
read in the Legislative Comiccil by in which the Right Harble
"Cately "His Excellerey "the Secretary of Stente for the Colossies
strongly urges upon His Excellecamy the necessity of keeping my office safe frome such interference, and
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"preserving
me in the ccuity of my
"power and independent of other Departuants :
"I
conforucity
with which wiews the
Registration Ordinance of lost year " had to be repealed; and that of last "(month substituted. That all, " Labouchere 's apprehensions are not
is proven in the
"ill founded
case. As all these theatrical.
present o aze
or as
they
are called Religious Ceremonies
eutail
entail extra work on
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the Police, I have
to make special arrangements. I _
cannot but subucit that an expression:
of opinion on the part of the Police
Authorities
as to the allowance or
otherwise of these shows is a watter theet portacies to the Police, and in
this
the matter I am
view of the
supported at least by the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Conneil, who have just rejected a draft Bill
conferring such powers Registrar General,
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the
48. In conclusion I have to observe that in the course.
whole
of my 24 Yeaw' service under Government. for nearly twenty years of which I have been in Comune
command of the
Police, I donc remeusber to have
received
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