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with

very stringent safeguards

Moreover it is.

car

with

very

doubtful if it

safety.

be used for any

legitimate purpose by the Chinese, or

indeed by any

one else, in the -

are v

present state of knowledge

its composition and action.

6.

under these three sections.

a.

7.

Registration of Seller.

It is

very

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desirable that

the proposed Bill should contain

some provision under this head so

as to

A3

Such then are the poisons the sale of which I think it is desirable

to control. As a measure to this end

I would recommend the passing

of

an Ordinance providing :-

a. For the registration of

sellers of poisons.

10

give the Police every advantage securing

evidence as to the

-

purchase of poison. If a register

kept showing the name and address of all persons selling poisons in the

Colony it would be an aid for detectives to examine the,

all

wi

any

b. A definition of what shall

be regarded as a

poison

within the Ordinance.

c. As to the regulations that

shall be observed by

seller.

the

For the sake of clearness

now be dealt with

the subject might

under

easy

the registers

matter.

district or districts. In the

absence of this register they would have to rely

on or

ordinary channels of information for ascertaining who were the sellers of poisons.

I would therefore ~

recommend that he / it should.

provide :-

(as For the constitution of

arr

authority to register the

warce

with very stringent safeguards

Moreover it is.

car

with very doubtful if it safety.

be used for any legitimate purpose by the Chinese, or indeed by any one else, in the - arev present state of knowledge its composition and action.

6. under these three sections.

a.

7. Registration of Seller.

It is very desirable that the proposed Bill should contain some provision under this head so as to A3

Such then are the poisons the sale of which I think it is desirable to control. As a measure to this end I would recommend the passing of an Ordinance providing :-

a. For the registration of sellers of poisons.

10 give the Police every advantage securing evidence as to the - purchase of poison. If a register kept showing the name and address of all persons selling poisons in the Colony it would be an aid for detectives to examine the, all wi any

b. A definition of what shall be regarded as a poison within the Ordinance.

c. As to the regulations that shall be observed by the seller.

For the sake of clearness now be dealt with the subject might under easy the registers matter.

district or districts. In the absence of this register they would have to rely on or ordinary channels of information for ascertaining who were the sellers of poisons.

I would therefore recommend that he / it should provide :-

(as For the constitution of arr authority to register the warce