CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 613

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!

1

10

opium

eat on

on

the

board to smoke or

voyage,

that this

would be regarded

as an intolerable inconvenience

by the Chinese, and that in view

in the

the

the enormous number of such passengers consequent aggregate loss to

the

year farmer would be very considerable. The Attorney-General was of opinion

n that

the words proposed to be added were unnecessary, the object

ad in view would in practice

(

//

608

practice probably be obtained through the operation of the legal principle, de minimis non curat lex. Having

doubt

As

Some

to this, and considering it only reasonable that

passengers

should be free to

take a moderate amount

mn on

opium

to

board with them,

for consumption on the voyage, without breaking the law, (to say nothing of the desirability of not exposing the farmer to avoidable loss) I left the

any

question

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! 1 10 opium eat on on the board to smoke or voyage, that this would be regarded as an intolerable inconvenience by the Chinese, and that in view in the the the enormous number of such passengers consequent aggregate loss to the year farmer would be very considerable. The Attorney-General was of opinion n that the words proposed to be added were unnecessary, the object ad in view would in practice ( // 608 practice probably be obtained through the operation of the legal principle, de minimis non curat lex. Having doubt As Some to this, and considering it only reasonable that passengers should be free to take a moderate amount mn on opium to board with them, for consumption on the voyage, without breaking the law, (to say nothing of the desirability of not exposing the farmer to avoidable loss) I left the any question
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! 1 10 opium eat on on the board to smoke or voyage, that this would be regarded as an in tolerable inconvenience by the Chinese, and that in view. in the the the enormous number of such passengers consequent aggregate loss to the year farmer would be very considerable. The Attorney- General was of opinion n that the words proposed to be added were unnece nnecessary, the object. ad in view would in practice ( // 608 practice probably be obtained through the operation of the legal principle, de minimis non ourat lex. Having doubt As Some to this, and consider_ ing it only reasonable that _ should be free passengers take a moderate amount mn on opium to board with them, for consumption on the voyage, without breaking the law, (to say nothing of the desirability of not exposing the farmer to avoidable loss) I left the any question
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!

1

10

opium

eat on

on

the

board to smoke or

voyage,

that this

would be regarded

as an in

tolerable inconvenience

by the

Chinese, and that in view.

in the

the

the enormous number of such passengers consequent aggregate loss to

the

year

farmer would be very considerable. The Attorney-

General was

of opinion

n that

the words proposed to be

added were unnece

nnecessary, the object.

ad

in view would in

practice

(

//

608

practice probably be obtained through the operation of the legal principle, de minimis non ourat lex. Having

doubt

As

Some

to this, and consider_

ing it only reasonable that _

should be free

passengers

take a moderate amount

mn on

opium

to

board with them,

for consumption on the voyage, without breaking the law, (to say nothing of the desirability of not exposing the farmer to avoidable loss) I left the

any

question

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