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ENCLOSURE 2

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Hong-Kong 2nd June 1899

Report on Ordinance No. 12 of 1899 :

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled

An Ordinance to provide for the Better Regulation of the New Territories.

and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's Instructions.

OBJECTS AND REASONS.

The object of this Ordinance is to confer temporarily power upon the Executive Council of this Colony for making Rules for the collection of revenue from the new territories which have recently been added to this Colony.

This measure is introduced as a temporary expedient, in order to remove the difficulties which must necessarily be experienced in dealing with certain sources of revenue which are new to this Colony, and in order to obviate the necessity for, and the delay which would be occasioned by, passing numerous Ordinances and amending...

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ENCLOSURE 2 ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Hong-Kong 2nd June 1899 Report on Ordinance No. 12 of 1899 : I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled An Ordinance to provide for the Better Regulation of the New Territories. and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's Instructions. OBJECTS AND REASONS. The object of this Ordinance is to confer temporarily power upon the Executive Council of this Colony for making Rules for the collection of revenue from the new territories which have recently been added to this Colony. This measure is introduced as a temporary expedient, in order to remove the difficulties which must necessarily be experienced in dealing with certain sources of revenue which are new to this Colony, and in order to obviate the necessity for, and the delay which would be occasioned by, passing numerous Ordinances and amending...
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2 14151 ENCLOSURE 2 Ло Rece ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, xxx Real 5 JUN 19 --Hong-Kong 2nd Map Report on Ordinance No. 12 of 189.. 67 1899 : I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled An Ordinance to provide for the Better Regulation of the New Territories. and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's Instructions. OBJECTS AND REASONS. **** The object of this Ordinance is to confer temporarily power upon the Executive Council of this Colony of making Rules for the collection of revenue from the now territories which have recently been added to this Colony. This measure is introduced as a temporary expedient. in orde; to remove the difficulties which must necessarily be experienced in dealing with certain sources of revenue which are new to this: Colony, and in order to obviate the necessity for, and the delayi whion would be occasioned by, passing numerous Ordinances and amending
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14151

ENCLOSURE 2

Ло

Rece

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE,

xxx

Real 5 JUN 19

--Hong-Kong 2nd Map

Report on Ordinance No. 12 of 189..

67

1899 :

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled

An Ordinance to provide for the Better

Regulation of the New Territories.

and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the

Governor's Instructions.

OBJECTS AND REASONS.

****

The object of this Ordinance is to confer temporarily power upon

the Executive Council of this Colony of making Rules for the

collection of revenue from the now territories which have

recently been added to this Colony.

This measure is introduced as a temporary expedient. in orde;

to remove the difficulties which must necessarily be experienced

in dealing with certain sources of revenue which are new to this: Colony, and in order to obviate the necessity for, and the delayi whion would be occasioned by, passing numerous Ordinances and

amending

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