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was sent home in 20391/81, and one reason for disallowing it was that "Ordinance 8.0.82 amended the ordinance, cutting down the power of deporting mendicants."

Mendicants was governed by the former law and the law as to deportation of mendicants is now Subice.

·9.8. fec.28. ord. 8. of 1858, amended in accordance with the last paragraph of the despatch: It runs as 20391.81 follows "901 Sec. 23 on every offence against (Mendicance in public) a sum not exceeding five dollars; or the offender shall be deported if his Excellency shall decide." Therefore the present position is that the law fully allows the deportation of Mendicants but the general instructions as to deportation are that it is to be used sparingly.

References to 451.83: 22195.84 and 5039.85 will show that Sir G. Bowen referred to the subject of the deportation. The words as to forging in the subsection were repealed by ord. 3/81.

In answer to a request for instructions on the subject, he was told simply to guide himself by previous despatches.

Shall we refer to the previous correspondence, especially to "Lord Carnarvon's despatch" in the Dutch case being cited, & point out that the governor has full powers to deal with mendicants, & that the caution to the effect that the power should be sparingly used was hardly intended to apply to persons who came simply from the mainland to beg in the colony who had in no sense made the colony their home.

I think such a statement would be correct.

27 Oct

Recast the draft accordingly.

Oct 28

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was sent home in 20391/81, and one reason for disallowing it was that "Ordinance 8.0.82 amended the ordinance, cutting down the power of deporting mendicants." Mendicants was governed by the former law and the law as to deportation of mendicants is now Subice. ·9.8. fec.28. ord. 8. of 1858, amended in accordance with the last paragraph of the despatch: It runs as 20391.81 follows "901 Sec. 23 on every offence against (Mendicance in public) a sum not exceeding five dollars; or the offender shall be deported if his Excellency shall decide." Therefore the present position is that the law fully allows the deportation of Mendicants but the general instructions as to deportation are that it is to be used sparingly. References to 451.83: 22195.84 and 5039.85 will show that Sir G. Bowen referred to the subject of the deportation. The words as to forging in the subsection were repealed by ord. 3/81. In answer to a request for instructions on the subject, he was told simply to guide himself by previous despatches. Shall we refer to the previous correspondence, especially to "Lord Carnarvon's despatch" in the Dutch case being cited, & point out that the governor has full powers to deal with mendicants, & that the caution to the effect that the power should be sparingly used was hardly intended to apply to persons who came simply from the mainland to beg in the colony who had in no sense made the colony their home. I think such a statement would be correct. 27 Oct Recast the draft accordingly. Oct 28
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was sent home in 20391/81, and one

reason for disallowing it

was that

"

Ordinance 8.0.82 amanded the ordinane.

the power of departing Induly cat down!"

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was

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governed by

the former year and the law as to deportation of mendicants is now

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Subice.

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follows

"901

Sec. 23

on

every offence against (Mendicance in public) a sum not exceeding five dollars; or the offender shall be deported if his Excellency shall

"So decided".

Therefore the present position is that the law fully allows the deportation of Mendicants but the general instructions as to deportation are that it is to be

feuerally

used.

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6568

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