CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4] — Page 605

Enclosure 2.

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Report by the beting attorney&peral

on Ordinance No 5 of 1896.

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Attorney Exneral's Office, Hong Kong 16th April, 1896.

I have examined the accompa=

uying Ardinance entitled "An Ordi=

"nance to amand

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the

Buildings

Ardi.

"nance, 1889, " and I am of opinion

that the Ardinance is one which is

not contrary to the Governor's Instruct

ions.

The object of the Ordinance is to remove the prohibition, contained in section 67 of the Buildings Ardi = naves, 1889, against the sinking of a well within the curtilage of any. building. Such a prohibition has been

found

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