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the 27th October last

2. I have,

I have, however,

to request that you take steps

will facilitate

Ordinance

for Trident and amending this Ordinance in the

following respects. 3. A further

I clause should be added to section 3, similar to sub-section 3 in section 2 of the Straits

Settlements Ordinance

No. 13 of 1899, providing furnishings

that many

under the section

for that

a woman in

a brothel is or was

suffering from venereal

disease shall be deemed sufficient

evidence until the

contrary

is proved

that she was therein

such brothel for the purpose of prostitution.

4. Section 7

amended by Jenning

should be amended

omitting the opening words, "from European Office of Police"

to "Police" and inclusive I am not prepared to sanction leave being

the European Staff to any officers of Police to

enter and inspect brothels at all times without notice. It is

clear that the

women

selected for this duty

should be specially qualified for the work; and it does not follow

that the sergeants and