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See 28 in dealt with above

See 24 may

be omitted.

see 30. We do not think that the

opinion of the councillors should be over-ruled by the president, and recommend that if the councillon differ the president should. decide, but that if the councillors

the president should,

are

unanimous,

give effect to their verdict- section 32. We think that a maxessium penalty

of ten dollars for bringing a false

See

frivolous.

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case is not too much,

sec 36. After outh' insert or declaration!

A reference to Seendays and public Lolidays will only puzzle the country people, who do not observe them. Let the petition be made within 15 days irrespective of special days.

We consider it most important that all officers under this Ordinance, councillers and village committemen should be bom natualized British subjects, and that all

- revident in the territory should be permitted to be naturalized; but to prevent persons attempting to claim both nationalities as it may out them and to ensure the loyalty of Chinère naturalized as British subjects a list of

persons now resident in the

Chinese naturalized should be furnished to the Chiness Government.

Aw Brewin

Ho Nai Weingut

We hold that simple imprisonment has