CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6] — Page 414

Enclosure 3.

408

Report by the Attorney General on Ordinance. N:16 of 1888.

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I have

Attorney General's Office,

4th May, 1888.

xamined the

accompanying

Ordinance entitled An Ordinance for " the reservation of a European Ristrict " in the City of Victoria", and I am

of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary, to the Tovernor smotivating

The

object of this Ordinance is to secure a limited neighbourhood

in the Colony for habitation in

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complying with the minimum requirements for health comfort demanded by European distinguished from Chinese

and

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With that view the Ordinance

provides that within a

certain

limited portion of the City of- Victoria there shall be a prohibition

(1)