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the Secretary of State when the

Ordinance

'sent home.

home

its final shape in

Sug 14/10

tadd but that his Lordship gathers from

in passing Her Majesty that the Bill was

amended with respect to the principal point referred to in this letter viz. the definition of morphine

[See pp. 203, 207 Hong Kong Weekly Press of 14 Sep. The Ord. has now been passed - see p. 226 of H. W. P. 7 Oct. 20]

Secals 17549 gr. 9.21 Oct.

gm.7.21

ton Ball have to take technical advice on this Bill when it comes

Nawaz

as well faced this and

bhor for report and return.

alme 52

21·10·93

17549

Copy without sch.

0.0.

16953

Rect Rect 5 NOT 93

539

8. Finsbury Buildings

London, E.C.

Oct 4th 1893.

Sir,

I take the liberty to forward two copies of a Bill which has been introduced into the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and to offer some observations on it for Consideration.

#tate.

stop

the

of

the Secretary of

is to

spring up

Its main (avowed) object is to suppress a trade which has sprung up among the Chinese of the lower class, of the hypodermic injection of Morphine.

I suppose no one will see any objection to this, but some of the Provisions appear to be open to grave objection.

I will confine myself first to the "injection of morphine" which according to the marginal summary is the object of Clause 3 (though the clause itself goes much further).

The Bill seems loosely drawn. For instance under Clause 4 any person may inject morphine into a patient for whom it has been prescribed by

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the Secretary of State when the Ordinance 'sent home. home its final shape in Sug 14/10 tadd but that his Lordship gathers from in passing Her Majesty that the Bill was amended with respect to the principal point referred to in this letter viz. the definition of morphine [See pp. 203, 207 Hong Kong Weekly Press of 14 Sep. The Ord. has now been passed - see p. 226 of H. W. P. 7 Oct. 20] Secals 17549 gr. 9.21 Oct. gm.7.21 ton Ball have to take technical advice on this Bill when it comes Nawaz as well faced this and bhor for report and return. alme 52 21·10·93 17549 Copy without sch. 0.0. 16953 Rect Rect 5 NOT 93 539 8. Finsbury Buildings London, E.C. Oct 4th 1893. Sir, I take the liberty to forward two copies of a Bill which has been introduced into the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and to offer some observations on it for Consideration. #tate. stop the of the Secretary of is to spring up Its main (avowed) object is to suppress a trade which has sprung up among the Chinese of the lower class, of the hypodermic injection of Morphine. I suppose no one will see any objection to this, but some of the Provisions appear to be open to grave objection. I will confine myself first to the "injection of morphine" which according to the marginal summary is the object of Clause 3 (though the clause itself goes much further). The Bill seems loosely drawn. For instance under Clause 4 any person may inject morphine into a patient for whom it has been prescribed by
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the Secretary of State when the Ordinance 'sent home. homey its final shape ins Sug 14/10 tadd but that his Lordship gathers from mil inpassing Heraust ther that the Bill was several sects tespecially amended with respect to the principal point referred to in this letter viz. the definition of morphine [See pp. 2035 07 Hking Weekly Press of 14. Sep. The Ord. has now been passed - see p. 226 of H. W. 0.7 20 fef. ] Secals 17549 gr. 9.21 Oct. gm.7.21 ton Ball have to take techinical ad on thin Bill when it comes Nawaz as well faced this and bhor for report ad intuan. alme 52 21·10. 93 17549 Copy without sch 0.0. 16953 Rect Rect 5 NOT 93 539 8. Finchurch Buildings London. E.C. Oct 4th 1893. Sir Stake the liberty to forward two copies of a Bill which has been introduced into the Legislative Council of HongKong and to offer some obsérvations on it Consideration. #tate. stop the of the Se for Secretary of is to spring up It's main ( avowed / object a trade which has of the hypodermic injection of Morphine the lower dass. among "Chinese of the I suppose no one no one will seen any objection to this, but some of the Provisions pin to to be open appear to be "grave objection. I will confine myself first to the "injection of morphine" which according to the marginal summary is the Objects of blause 3 (though the clause itself goes much further) The Bill seems loosely drawn. For instance under blause & any person may inject morphine into a patient for whom this has bun prescribed by
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the Secretary of State when the

Ordinance

'sent home.

homey

its final shape ins

Sug 14/10

tadd but that his Lordship gathers from mil

inpassing Heraust ther that the Bill was

several sects tespecially

amended with respect to the principal point referred to in this letter viz. the definition of morphine

[See pp. 2035 07 Hking Weekly Press of 14. Sep. The Ord. has now

been passed - see p. 226 of H. W. 0.7 20 fef. ] Secals 17549 gr. 9.21 Oct.

gm.7.21

ton Ball have to take techinical ad

on thin Bill when it comes

Nawaz

as well faced this and

bhor for report ad intuan.

alme 52

21·10. 93

17549

Copy without sch

0.0.

16953

Rect Rect 5 NOT 93

539

8. Finchurch Buildings

London. E.C.

Oct 4th 1893.

Sir Stake the liberty to forward two

copies of a Bill which has been introduced into the Legislative

Council

of HongKong

and to offer

some obsérvations on it

Consideration.

#tate.

stop

the

of

the Se

for Secretary of

is to

spring up

It's main ( avowed / object

a trade which has

of the hypodermic injection of Morphine

the lower dass.

among

"Chinese

of the

I

suppose no one

no one will seen any

objection to this, but some of the Provisions

pin to

to be open

appear to be

"grave objection.

I will confine myself first to the "injection of morphine" which according to the marginal summary is the Objects of

blause 3 (though the clause itself goes

much further)

The Bill seems loosely drawn. For instance under blause & any person

may inject morphine into a patient for whom this has bun prescribed

by

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