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Enclosure. 2.

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REPORT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON ORDINANCE No. 26 of 1886.

359

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE,

14th December 1886.

7

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled

"An Ordinance for enabling the Legislative Council and any Committee thereof to compel the attendance of witnesses and to administer Oaths"

and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's Instructions.

This Ordinance confers on the Legislative Council of this Colony and on any Committee thereof all the powers possessed by the House of Commons with respect to enforcing and punishing for contempt the attendance of witnesses.

It also declares liable to the penalties of perjury any person ...

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Enclosure. 2. C 0. REPORT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON ORDINANCE No. 26 of 1886. 359 ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, 14th December 1886. 7 I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled "An Ordinance for enabling the Legislative Council and any Committee thereof to compel the attendance of witnesses and to administer Oaths" and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's Instructions. This Ordinance confers on the Legislative Council of this Colony and on any Committee thereof all the powers possessed by the House of Commons with respect to enforcing and punishing for contempt the attendance of witnesses. It also declares liable to the penalties of perjury any person ...
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Enclosure. 2.

C 0.

REPORT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON ORDINANCE No. 26 or 1886.

359

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE,

14th December 1886.

7

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled

An

" Ordinance for enabling the Legislative

"Comcil and

any fommittee

"there of to compel the attendance

"of

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to

"wituce se}"

aduinister Oathe

to

and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the

Governor's Instructions.

This Ordinance confers.

the

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Legislative Conneil of this Colony and

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any Committee there of cell the powers possessed by the House of Com respect of enforces & punishing for

of witnesses contemp to.

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the attendance.

It also declared liable

to the penalties of perjury

axy

percor

iru.

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