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is is in this Contry /

Similarly in Section 12 (2) the

words "of Part II" should be omitted

and after the word "ordinance" should

be inserted the words "or whether any

offence under this Ordinance is being

committed".

13.

I adhere to the opinion expressed

in the last paragraph of my despatch of

the 18th of February 1898, that the

Government should have power to close any

brothel without assigning a reason.

could

Such power should then be exercised in

closing brothels in undesirablėsituations,

or the keepers of which have in any way

offended against the law.

Por this pur-

pose the following clause should be in-

serted after section 17:-

"Upon complaint laid before a magistrate

by the Inspector General of Police or

by the Protector of Chinese that any

house