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have been omitted but such omiss sion would have no effect on the

Ordinance.

(b) Regulations invariably are published in the Gazette and

those under this Ordinance have ab-

ready

been published . The Ordinance followed Section 2 of 21 of 1887.

(C) As to Conditions. There is

no reason

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suppose

the Governor in Council would impose "arbitrary. ruinous Conditions" as regards private vehicles. Matters of this kind, usually are left to the common sense of the Governor

or in Council. The same ob. jection might have been taken to Sub- section (!) of Section 3 of 21 of 1887 which was

again followed in the draft of Ordinance 13 of 1895.

(0) As regards any offer ce and the other objection to Section 9 of 13 of 1895, I may point out that Section is identical in its wording with

9

Section

Said

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Section 13 of 1887 which has been in

pouble for 8 years.

any

force without Further "offences" under the Ordinance are defined by Section 6 and no

10 for: feiture can take place unless there is! a previous conviction before a Magio= trobe. Such forfeiture of licence if it.

did take place would only be in pess pect of the

1 particular vehicle in

reigand to which the offer

vee was committed.

I think "the officer who issued the licence", in this case the stating Captains Superintendent of Police, wouls be construed to include the officer. holding the appointment at the time, in other words "the officer who issued the licence" would be construed to be

the Captains Superin sondent of Police. Assuming, however, Mr. Humphreys contention on that point to be correct

sorry

I am tention of

get

he did not call the at =

the Acting Attorney General

some Un-

official Member of

the

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