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"the 9th day of June, 1898, between Her Majesty Queen Victoria and His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China for the enlargement of the limits of this Colony." 5.-

Sub-section II of section 2 gives the Registrar General unlimited power to summon before him any Chinese (whether a British subject or otherwise) who appears to him to be able to give information regarding any matter connected with the New Territories on which the Governor thinks fit to direct an enquiry, civil or criminal.

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Section 3 requires every Chinese so summoned to answer all questions which the Registrar General may ask him, and to produce to the Registrar General or to some person deputed by him, any books, documents, or other written matter; it permits the inspection of any property, it gives powers similar to those vested in the Supreme Court of this Colony in regard to administering oaths to witnesses and examining witnesses on oath. Any person wilfully giving false evidence on oath before the Registrar General shall be liable upon summary conviction before a Magistrate to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months with or without hard labour, or to the payment of a fine not exceeding $200 (Two hundred Dollars) which may be recovered by distress.

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Sub-section I of section 4 empowers the Registrar General to issue his Warrant for the arrest of any person omitting to attend when summoned, such Warrant to be executed by a Police Officer or Constable in the same manner as if it had been issued by a Magistrate. Every person so arrested shall be liable upon summary conviction before a Magistrate to the payment of a fine not exceeding $10 (Ten Dollars), &c.

8.- Sub-section II of section 4 gives power to a Magistrate, on the application of the Registrar General, to order that the rents and profits of the Property of any person absconding or concealing himself so that a Warrant against him cannot be executed, shall be attached until such time as such person shall appear before the Registrar General in obedience to such Warrant. All or any of the rents and profits so...