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N: 23 of 1888, entitled "An Ordinance

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to authorize in certain cases

"Judicial investigations into - "the causes of Fire.

2

Referring to the 2nd

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paragraph of the despatch under acknowledgment, I am of opinion that the offence dealt with in Section 9 of the Ordinance, if deserving of any punishment, is

is a

serious one,

"and that imprisonment for it should, for that reason, be ascompanied by hard labour.

3.

I have, however,

no

strong objections to urge - against the suggested change if Your Lordship should deem

it desirable that an Ordinance

for the purpose should be passed.

I have the honour to be

Your

elby Lord,

Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Clervant,

Jed..