CO129-252 - Acting Governor Barker & Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1891 [12] — Page 80

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(2.)

Section 3 of the present.

Ordinance under the expression "Loose opium" and as a necessary consequence of that, amendments were

necessary

in sections 4 and 6 of the old Ordinance - this has

been effected 4 and 5 of the

15

Ordinance.

in sub-sections.

present,

As a further prevention against sunggling section 6 of the present Ordinance prohibits the movement of the raw material between sunset and sunrise except in certain

cases and

and by- special permission.

(3.) Sections 7 and 8 of the present

(4.)

Ordinance make amendments

of small importance.

Section 9 dealing with movement of vessels at night

is

again a prevention against

sunggling

(5.)

(6)

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smuggling and alters the - old Ordinance (5.15) chiefly

form

Section 10 amends section 19 of the old Ordinance, that

section

the

in

required certain applications, particulars to to be signed by

person making or supplying the application to and only permitted. an agent to sign for the; applicant, if the applicant was absent from the Colony or unable from sickness to attend to business. The section allows an

agent to sign for his principal in

any

ease if authorized in writing; it is a concession to merchants, who found the old section very

inconvenient.

The remaining sections amend the old ordinance in unimportant

details.

(*?) Andrew J. Leach,

doting Attorney Genera"?