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Report by the Acting Attorney General

on Ordinance 5 of 1895.

Attorney General's Office, Hongkong 9th April, 1895.

I have examined the accom.

-panying Ardinance, entitled "An Ordi- "nance to restrict the immigration of " Chinese into the colony';

Colony, and I.

of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governors

duspructiow.

Sections 1 and 2 give power

Governor in Council to prohibit

to the Governor

immunigration in times of plaque re- Section 3 directs that after

such prohibition all vexe's shall anchor at the Quarantine Anchorage . Section 4 provides penaltier

for