CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 341

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their names and places of

business at the Central Police

Station, and shall take out

Licences. They

are also to be

compelled to make a monthly

declaration to the Police

Arino(?)

of

the

imported or bought by

them, and power is conferred(?)

OL(?)

the Governor in Council, whenever

it becomes necessary

to put in

force the Arms Preservation Act,

to order the removal to a Central

Store

of

all arms in the

possession

of importers or dealers, with a

view

#

view to their safe keeping and

custody

11.

I beg to submit this

for

the consideration

Draft Bill and approval of

Her Majesty's

Government, and would venture

to ask for early instructions, by telegraph, if possible. We have

in our midst, as

already

I have

stated in previous

despatches, a large criminal population many of whom belong rather to the neighbouring province

of China than to Hongkong.

They

However, to follow the exact instructions given and to correct the text according to the rules:

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their names and places of business at the Central Police Station, and shall take out Licences. They are also to be compelled to make a monthly declaration to the Police of the arms imported or bought by them, and power is conferred on the Governor in Council, whenever it becomes necessary to put in force the Arms Preservation Act, to order the removal to a Central Store of all arms in the possession of importers or dealers, with a view to their safe keeping and custody.

11.

I beg to submit this Draft Bill for the consideration and approval of Her Majesty's Government, and would venture to ask for early instructions, by telegraph, if possible. We have in our midst, as already I have stated in previous despatches, a large criminal population many of whom belong rather to the neighbouring province of China than to Hongkong.

They

The final version should be in HTML as instructed, with corrections made according to the rules:

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their names and places of business at the Central Police Station, and shall take out Licences. They are also to be compelled to make a monthly declaration to the Police of the arms imported or bought by them, and power is conferred on the Governor in Council, whenever it becomes necessary to put in force the Arms Preservation Act, to order the removal to a Central Store of all arms in the possession of importers or dealers, with a view to their safe keeping and custody.

11.

I beg to submit this Draft Bill for the consideration and approval of Her Majesty's Government, and would venture to ask for early instructions, by telegraph, if possible. We have in our midst, as already I have stated in previous despatches, a large criminal population many of whom belong rather to the neighbouring province of China than to Hongkong.

They

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16 339 their names and places of business at the Central Police Station, and shall take out Licences. They are also to be compelled to make a monthly declaration to the Police Arino(?) of the imported or bought by them, and power is conferred(?) OL(?) the Governor in Council, whenever it becomes necessary to put in force the Arms Preservation Act, to order the removal to a Central Store of all arms in the possession of importers or dealers, with a view # view to their safe keeping and custody 11. I beg to submit this for the consideration Draft Bill and approval of Her Majesty's Government, and would venture to ask for early instructions, by telegraph, if possible. We have in our midst, as already I have stated in previous despatches, a large criminal population many of whom belong rather to the neighbouring province of China than to Hongkong. They However, to follow the exact instructions given and to correct the text according to the rules: 16 339 their names and places of business at the Central Police Station, and shall take out Licences. They are also to be compelled to make a monthly declaration to the Police of the arms imported or bought by them, and power is conferred on the Governor in Council, whenever it becomes necessary to put in force the Arms Preservation Act, to order the removal to a Central Store of all arms in the possession of importers or dealers, with a view to their safe keeping and custody. 11. I beg to submit this Draft Bill for the consideration and approval of Her Majesty's Government, and would venture to ask for early instructions, by telegraph, if possible. We have in our midst, as already I have stated in previous despatches, a large criminal population many of whom belong rather to the neighbouring province of China than to Hongkong. They The final version should be in HTML as instructed, with corrections made according to the rules: 16 339 their names and places of business at the Central Police Station, and shall take out Licences. They are also to be compelled to make a monthly declaration to the Police of the arms imported or bought by them, and power is conferred on the Governor in Council, whenever it becomes necessary to put in force the Arms Preservation Act, to order the removal to a Central Store of all arms in the possession of importers or dealers, with a view to their safe keeping and custody. 11. I beg to submit this Draft Bill for the consideration and approval of Her Majesty's Government, and would venture to ask for early instructions, by telegraph, if possible. We have in our midst, as already I have stated in previous despatches, a large criminal population many of whom belong rather to the neighbouring province of China than to Hongkong. They
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16 339 their names and places of business at the Central Police Station, and shall take out Licences. They are also to be compelled to make a monthly declaration to the Police Arino of the imported or bought by them, and power is conferved. OL the Governor in Council, whenever it becomes neces necessary to put in force the Vence Preservation Act, to order the removal to a Central Stove of all arms in the possession of importers or dealers, with a view # view to their safe keeping and custody 11. I beg to submit this for the consideration Draft Bill and approval of Her Majesty's Government, and would venture to ask for early instructions, by telegraph, if possible. We have in our midst, as abready I have stated in previous despatches, a large criminal population many of whom belong rather to the neighbouring province of China than to Hongkong. They
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their names and places of

business at the Central Police

Station, and shall take out

Licences. They

are also to be

compelled to make a monthly

declaration to the Police

Arino

of

the

imported or bought by

them, and power is conferved.

OL

the Governor in Council, whenever

it becomes neces

necessary

to put in

force the Vence Preservation Act,

to order the removal to a Central

Stove

of

all arms in the

possession

of importers or dealers, with a

view

#

view to their safe keeping and

custody

11.

I beg to submit this

for

the consideration

Draft Bill and approval of

Her Majesty's

Government, and would venture

to ask for early instructions, by telegraph, if possible. We have

in our midst, as

abready

I have

stated in previous

despatches, a large criminal population many of whom belong rather to the neighbouring province

of China than to Hongkong.

They

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