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Enclosure 3.

Report by the Actg Atty General on Ord. "No 23

(Copy)

I have

RECEIVED

C. O.

REGD 4 JUN 87

131

Attorney General's Office,

1st June, 1889.

examined the accompanying Ordinance entitled "The Opium Ordinances "1884 and 1887, and am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's Instructions.

This Ordinance regulates the trade in Opium. It enacts that no Opium is to be brought into the Colony in quantities less than one chest, that no one except the holder of licences from the Government can sell or barter in the Colony Opium in quantities less than that of one chest and no one except the Opium Farmer or the licensed retail dealer shall have in his possession or custody less than one chest of opium except under certificate of purchase from one of the licensees.

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Enclosure 3. Report by the Actg Atty General on Ord. "No 23 (Copy) I have RECEIVED C. O. REGD 4 JUN 87 131 Attorney General's Office, 1st June, 1889. examined the accompanying Ordinance entitled "The Opium Ordinances "1884 and 1887, and am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's Instructions. This Ordinance regulates the trade in Opium. It enacts that no Opium is to be brought into the Colony in quantities less than one chest, that no one except the holder of licences from the Government can sell or barter in the Colony Opium in quantities less than that of one chest and no one except the Opium Farmer or the licensed retail dealer shall have in his possession or custody less than one chest of opium except under certificate of purchase from one of the licensees.
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Enclosure 3. Report by the Actg AttyGeneral on Ord. "No 2X3 (Copy) I have RECE C. 0. REGO 4 JU 87 131 Attorney General's Office, 1th June, 1889. examined the accompanying Ordinance entitled "The Opinion Ordinances "1884 and 1887, and Jam of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's Sustructions. This Ordinance regulates the trade in Opium. Henacts that no Opium is to be brought into the Colony is quantition loos cheet, that no one except the than ogre holder of liceums from the Government can sell or barter in the Colony Opium- in quantities less than that 07 one chest and no one except the Opium Farruer the licensed retail dealer shall have in his possession or custedy lees than one chest of opium except under certificate of purchase from one of the licenseer
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Enclosure 3.

Report by the Actg AttyGeneral on Ord. "No 2X3

(Copy)

I have

RECE

C. 0.

REGO 4 JU 87

131

Attorney General's Office,

1th June, 1889.

examined the accompanying

Ordinance entitled "The Opinion Ordinances

"1884 and 1887, and

Jam

of opinion

that the Ordinance is one which is not

contrary to the Governor's Sustructions.

This Ordinance regulates the trade

in Opium.

Henacts that no

Opium is to be

brought into the Colony is quantition loos cheet, that no one except the

than

ogre

holder of liceums from the Government

can sell or barter in the Colony Opium-

in quantities less than that

07

one

chest and

no one except the Opium Farruer

the licensed retail dealer shall have

in his possession or custedy lees than one chest of opium except under

certificate of purchase from

one

of the licenseer

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