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5035

No. 231

PRINTED

FOR

USE

EASTERN

NO,

66

COLONIAL

OFFICE

25056

R 10 SEP 19

81

Government House,

18th

Hong Kong, August, 1899.

14

Sir,

9

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.108 of 16th June on the subject of certain Ordinances not excluded from operation in the New Territory.

2.

With reference to paragraph 2 it was not intended to make any bye-laws applicable to the New Territory except under Ordinances in force in that area.

3. As regards paragraph 3 it was submitted by the Acting Treasurer that the Ordinance would not affect the present inhabitants of the New Territory to any extent, as it is found that it does not practically affect the outlying villages in the Colony, and in the event of cases coming up where ignorance should be pleaded the Collector has power under Ordinance 26 of 1895 to modify or waive the penalty on Stamping after execution, a power that would of course be equitably exercised. It was also considered that as probably there would be an influx of capitalists with large interests into

The Right Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

&C.

&C.

X No pa

the

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5035 No. 231 PRINTED FOR USE EASTERN NO, 66 COLONIAL OFFICE 25056 R 10 SEP 19 81 Government House, 18th Hong Kong, August, 1899. 14 Sir, 9 I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.108 of 16th June on the subject of certain Ordinances not excluded from operation in the New Territory. 2. With reference to paragraph 2 it was not intended to make any bye-laws applicable to the New Territory except under Ordinances in force in that area. 3. As regards paragraph 3 it was submitted by the Acting Treasurer that the Ordinance would not affect the present inhabitants of the New Territory to any extent, as it is found that it does not practically affect the outlying villages in the Colony, and in the event of cases coming up where ignorance should be pleaded the Collector has power under Ordinance 26 of 1895 to modify or waive the penalty on Stamping after execution, a power that would of course be equitably exercised. It was also considered that as probably there would be an influx of capitalists with large interests into The Right Honourable JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P., &C. &C. X No pa the
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5035 No. 231 PRINTED FOR USE EASTERN NO, 66 COLONIAL OFFICE 25056 R 10 SEP 19 81 Government House, 18th HongKong, August, 1899. 14 sir, 9 I have the honour to acknowledge the re- ceipt of your despatch No.108 of 16th. June on the subject of certain Ordinances not excluded from operation in the New Ter ritory. 2. - the With reference to paragraph 2 it was not intended to make any bye laws applicable to the New Territory except under Ordinances in force in that area. 3. As regards paragraph 3 it was submitted by the Acting Treasurer that the Ordinance would not affect the present inhabitants of the New Territory to any extent, as it is found that it does not practically affect the out - lying villages in the Colony, and in the event of cases coming up where ignorance should be pleaded the Collector has power under Ordinance 26 of 1895 to modify or waive the penalty on Stamping after execution, a power that would of course be equit- ably exercised. It was also considered that as probably there would be an influx of capitalists with large interests into The Right Honourable JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P., &C. Soc. &C. X No pa the
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5035

No. 231

PRINTED

FOR

USE

EASTERN

NO,

66

COLONIAL

OFFICE

25056

R 10 SEP 19

81

Government House,

18th

HongKong, August, 1899.

14

sir,

9

I have the honour to acknowledge the re-

ceipt of your despatch No.108 of 16th. June on the subject of

certain Ordinances not excluded from operation in the New Ter

ritory.

2.

-

the

With reference to paragraph 2 it was not

intended to make any bye laws applicable to the New Territory

except under Ordinances in force in that area.

3. As regards paragraph 3 it was submitted

by the Acting Treasurer that the Ordinance would not affect

the present inhabitants of the New Territory to any extent,

as it is found that it does not practically affect the out -

lying villages in the Colony, and in the event of cases coming

up where ignorance should be pleaded the Collector has power

under Ordinance 26 of 1895 to modify or waive the penalty on

Stamping after execution, a power that would of course be equit-

ably exercised. It was also considered that as probably there

would be an influx of capitalists with large interests into

The Right Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

&C.

Soc.

&C.

X No pa

the

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