CO129-241 - Governor Des Voeus - 1889 [1-7] — Page 659

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system. If the clauses

(as Junderstand they

aimed at solicitation

were

wen

not

or acts of should be

inn

C

the Penal Law

indecency, they reenacted (if required) Law amending generally, and not in this Ordinance whose sole purpose

is the protection of women & girls. to governor

? So

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(2) The age 15 wherever, it,

occur

should I think be raised to 16

an

Straits Law (which has ling forbidden prostitution under

X*

the age of 16 ) and

16) Ord. 9 / 1887.

an

ein

HKang

As there are

likely to be cases arising of transfer of girls frantking to

Suizapove

Aking being

the chief

we

source of supply for Singapore

ages

Xeen

identical in Yu.

(3) See new clause 6 suggested. Sin

must make the

the two Colonies.

I. Russell rather

that the age of

16 the same as

as we

agrees

with my

consent should be

ther

age for prostitution,

orignially proposed in this

WIFI HLANIA

the Lord Kuntofend

Straits daw, Mugsh

regretfully

though

acquiescent in the reduction

to 14 (see p. 63

631 4.7.59-1889),

hit Sir 2. Russell thinks it would

10527/2

be better to more clearly define

"unlawful carnal knowledge by such words

a

"unless she has

been duly given in marriage by her

parents

AL

lawful guardians."

(4) s.22-

the limit of

Sie Russell thinks Time for

detention

women or girls in the Asylum

is better than the absence

of any

656

such limit in the Thaits Ord. 1.5(2),

limit of time in the Straits

[there is a

"next section 6(1)]

(5) Part III of the Ordinance would I think still be objectimable if amended

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Sie Russell

proposes, for it would still have the appearance oflicensing though that word is replaced by the word Registration (The

H Rong draftsman has been

Careless

Ay

so

to leave the words

licensed & unlicensed in

them.

margin of ss. 2738).

See expecially 1.27(3) which Empowers Reg. General for to refuse

assigned cause

240

to

register f, which looks nothing

move nev

less than a

licensing system

this Part, ss. 28-4, will be replaced by

The whole of this Part, might very

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