CO129-291 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [5-6] — Page 60

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"laus, and for other purposes," a transcript of which accompanied Your despatch No. 110 of the 5th ultimo.

2. It then appears, however, that this Ordinance has been prepared with much care to give effect to what Sec. 3 by necessary implication advert to have been the intention of the framers of the Ordinance to frustrate. Sec. 3 purports to empower the Governor in Council to direct that bye-laws, etc., made under an Ordinance which did not for the time being apply to the new territories, shall themselves apply to the new territories. It must be understood (which appears to be the case) that no such discretion is conferred upon the Governor unless it is under certain circumstances to be exercised.

3. I observe that the Ordinances which I referred to in my despatch of the 6th January should not apply to the new territories, viz., the Stamp Ordinance (No. 2 of 1886), the Stamps Ordinance (No. 16 of 1886), the Rating Ordinance (No. 15 of 1888), and the Gambling Ordinance...

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"laus, and for other purposes," a transcript of which accompanied Your despatch No. 110 of the 5th ultimo. 2. It then appears, however, that this Ordinance has been prepared with much care to give effect to what Sec. 3 by necessary implication advert to have been the intention of the framers of the Ordinance to frustrate. Sec. 3 purports to empower the Governor in Council to direct that bye-laws, etc., made under an Ordinance which did not for the time being apply to the new territories, shall themselves apply to the new territories. It must be understood (which appears to be the case) that no such discretion is conferred upon the Governor unless it is under certain circumstances to be exercised. 3. I observe that the Ordinances which I referred to in my despatch of the 6th January should not apply to the new territories, viz., the Stamp Ordinance (No. 2 of 1886), the Stamps Ordinance (No. 16 of 1886), the Rating Ordinance (No. 15 of 1888), and the Gambling Ordinance... N° 14149. Page 60 Page 61

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laus, and for other purposes," a transcrift of which accomfamed You desfatch No. 110 of

the 5 th altinio

2. X Then,

however,

This ordinance

This

has a

bean prepared with mad

Froude and care

to font out that what Scc. 3 by necessary

ction 3 by

it implication

complication advert

have been tha

intention of the framers of the ordinance to fr.

purports to impares

the Governor

in Council

・to drict that

bye laws, etc.,

laws,etc, made under

an 0 idiana whichdag

not for the time

Sangaffly to the

new

baritories, shall

* N° 14149.

themselves afft &

tenitores. It

the

مدهبة

must be

understood (which appears to be the have this

that no suck conferred whom the Governor tiriction is under

eviceumstang is under

der no exchan

ane Jexercised. the exercised. to be given.

3. Jobsum

that the of the

Ordinances which

Iduicted in my desfatch

of the 6th Janmang t

from

the

should not affh to

tentornes, viz.

the

mem

the state ordinan (2)),

the stamps ordeiance

(No. 16 of 1886), the

+ No

Ratui

Orduiance

(No. 15 of 1888) and

the Gambling him

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