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"for

immediate consumption. "It does not exempt water, bo!! but that difficulty has es been met by

an

instruction to the Harbour ref. Master and the Police not

on account

to prosecute I of water being taken on board. If the Ordinance had to be amended, water

should be exempted by

law.

6.

Turning next to

the points that may be urged

urged in favour of a relaxation of the law,

I

am of opinion that there

is no

sufficient

reason.

for exempting either Mail steamers, or vessels discharging coal, from the operation of the Ordinance. Nor do I think that the fee for permits should be abolished or reduced. It has worked

well, and by it

an

automatie, check on indiscriminate Sunday

working