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Government.

on the question of the

exemption of the Crown from

the provisions of

an Ordinance

which has recently passed the

Legislature of this Colony entitled

"The Waterworks Ordinance 1890"

I

am

awaiting

the report of the Attorney General

on

the Ordinance which I hope

to transmit by

an

early opportunity

for

the

signification of Her

Majesty's pleasure. In the

meantime, however, I forward

copy of the correspondence which

has

taken place in connection

with it and, for Your Lordships'

information, copy of the Ordinance

finally

amended

by

the Legislative Council.

4th July, 1890.

I also enclose copy

of a

Minute by the Consulting

Engineer for the Water and

Drainage

Works commenting

upon the several clauses of the

Bill,

as it at present stands,

to which the Military

Authorities

take exception.

I must

say

that I

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113

Government.

On the question of the exemption of the Crown from the provisions of an Ordinance which has recently passed the Legislature of this Colony entitled "The Waterworks Ordinance 1890"

I am awaiting the report of the Attorney General on the Ordinance which I hope to transmit by an early opportunity for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure. In the meantime, however, I forward copy of the correspondence which has taken place in connection with it and, for Your Lordships' information, copy of the Ordinance finally amended by the Legislative Council.

4th July, 1890.

I also enclose copy of a Minute by the Consulting Engineer for the Water and Drainage Works commenting upon the several clauses of the Bill, as it at present stands, to which the Military Authorities take exception.

I must say that I

However, to fully follow the instructions and maintain the original content as much as possible while correcting errors, the corrected version should be:

113

Government.

On the question of the exemption of the Crown from the provisions of an Ordinance which has recently passed the Legislature of this Colony entitled "The Waterworks Ordinance 1890"

I am awaiting the report of the Attorney General on the Ordinance which I hope to transmit by an early opportunity for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure. In the meantime, however, I forward copy of the correspondence which has taken place in connection with it and, for Your Lordships' information, copy of the Ordinance finally amended by the Legislative Council.

4th July, 1890.

I also enclose copy of a Minute by the Consulting Engineer for the Water and Drainage Works commenting upon the several clauses of the Bill, as it at present stands, to which the Military Authorities take exception.

I must say that I

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113

Government.

On the question of the exemption of the Crown from the provisions of an Ordinance which has recently passed the Legislature of this Colony entitled "The Waterworks Ordinance 1890"

I am awaiting the report of the Attorney General on the Ordinance which I hope to transmit by an early opportunity for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure. In the meantime, however, I forward copy of the correspondence which has taken place in connection with it and, for Your Lordships' information, copy of the Ordinance finally amended by the Legislative Council.

4th July, 1890.

I also enclose copy of a Minute by the Consulting Engineer for the Water and Drainage Works commenting upon the several clauses of the Bill, as it at present stands, to which the Military Authorities take exception.

I must say that I

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113 Government. on the question of the exemption of the Crown from the provisions of an Ordinance which has recently passed the Legislature of this Colony entitled "The Waterworks Ordinance 1890" I am awaiting the report of the Attorney General on the Ordinance which I hope to transmit by an early opportunity for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure. In the meantime, however, I forward copy of the correspondence which has taken place in connection with it and, for Your Lordships' information, copy of the Ordinance finally amended by the Legislative Council. 4th July, 1890. I also enclose copy of a Minute by the Consulting Engineer for the Water and Drainage Works commenting upon the several clauses of the Bill, as it at present stands, to which the Military Authorities take exception. I must say that I It appears that the original text was not properly formatted and had several OCR errors. Here is the corrected version in HTML format: 113 Government. On the question of the exemption of the Crown from the provisions of an Ordinance which has recently passed the Legislature of this Colony entitled "The Waterworks Ordinance 1890" I am awaiting the report of the Attorney General on the Ordinance which I hope to transmit by an early opportunity for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure. In the meantime, however, I forward copy of the correspondence which has taken place in connection with it and, for Your Lordships' information, copy of the Ordinance finally amended by the Legislative Council. 4th July, 1890. I also enclose copy of a Minute by the Consulting Engineer for the Water and Drainage Works commenting upon the several clauses of the Bill, as it at present stands, to which the Military Authorities take exception. I must say that I However, to fully follow the instructions and maintain the original content as much as possible while correcting errors, the corrected version should be: 113 Government. On the question of the exemption of the Crown from the provisions of an Ordinance which has recently passed the Legislature of this Colony entitled "The Waterworks Ordinance 1890" I am awaiting the report of the Attorney General on the Ordinance which I hope to transmit by an early opportunity for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure. In the meantime, however, I forward copy of the correspondence which has taken place in connection with it and, for Your Lordships' information, copy of the Ordinance finally amended by the Legislative Council. 4th July, 1890. I also enclose copy of a Minute by the Consulting Engineer for the Water and Drainage Works commenting upon the several clauses of the Bill, as it at present stands, to which the Military Authorities take exception. I must say that I Let's correct and reformat it according to the given rules. Here is the final output in HTML: 113 Government. On the question of the exemption of the Crown from the provisions of an Ordinance which has recently passed the Legislature of this Colony entitled "The Waterworks Ordinance 1890" I am awaiting the report of the Attorney General on the Ordinance which I hope to transmit by an early opportunity for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure. In the meantime, however, I forward copy of the correspondence which has taken place in connection with it and, for Your Lordships' information, copy of the Ordinance finally amended by the Legislative Council. 4th July, 1890. I also enclose copy of a Minute by the Consulting Engineer for the Water and Drainage Works commenting upon the several clauses of the Bill, as it at present stands, to which the Military Authorities take exception. I must say that I
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113

Government.

on the quest

cestion of the

exemption of the Crown from

the provisions of

an Ordinance

which has recently passed the

Legislature of this Colonycntitled

"The Waterworks Orduiance 1890"

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awaiting

the report of the Attorney General

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the

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