CO129-298 - Governor Sir Blake Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne - 1900 [3-4] — Page 465

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supply of Weapons of pucision & this Ord: has therefore been passed

to prevent Arms being carried out

of the Colony

whether in small on

great quantities, except under proper guarantees- Unfortunately there seems

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for thinking that the stringent

precautions for which the Orc: provides will hamper & interfere with

the legitimate tinde in arms, & accordingly

hare with

a

we have sutraitted

sting protest against the Ord: which was signed by

about half. The leading dealer in arms in the Colony - but befre

examais

In this protest I will call alleation to the more unfortant provisions of

the Ordinance.

The Ord: extends the operation of the puurous Ords to as (au muilin,'

as well a

arms.

Section 4 transfers the power of licensing,

artus &

tisten as to the gard

to

career

that of licensing

ummunition to the (of the Suft of Police with an appeal in the

went if his refusing

a license to the your of in Council. This seems unexceptionable.

stungent : it prohibiti

Chanza Sections & is very

immaterial exceptions, from carrying any arms or ammunition

everyone,

with certain

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Sectio & rustucts the movement

toplace in the Colony.

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Section & makes the

of any Chemiese vessel responsible for

perwinchanga

stam launch

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arms

or ammunition

found on board for which no valid authority caw be produced, & goes on "such person" (ie. the person in charge)

"I all other parsons, not being exceptia persons on board of

"shall be deemed to have such launch juuch.

or versch

possession of such arms

or ammunition & in contonvention of

this Ord; & shall be liaber to the punishment preveritech

"

by Section 28.

This seems to me

a ridiculous provisions

It is perhaps

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rearmable that the master- who under $22 (1) has power to search

passengers & their luggage for.

arus - should be made responsible:

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kes which are as followi

but the responsibility should not extend to passengers & crest.

? Direct mission

juuch

or vessel's

of the words fall other Section 11 (1) racies the prevally for any Importer priting to

take out a

exceeding

license from $100 & imprisonment not

to $1000 & cimprisonment not

one month

exceeding three months with or without hard labour.

or Dealers

? I would accept this increase.

aw

Importers license from

$10 to $1200; & the Importers, in their mens, urge

you worth conticating

Servants

Jonth

Section 11 (2) raises the fee for

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in powder 5 ffackering powder #10 #5 ging in cermes

that

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license of $100 would be ample for dealer & that as large

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for will crush the retail trade.

I doubt if a big Importer will seriously feel evew

&

$1200, & the answer to the last part of the objection is that the Retail Trade leader to so much semuggling

very

g other dram, that it is

1

if

desirable to reduce

Tumber of those curaged this also.

In the whol. I unta

the

Sections 13-15 provide for the keeping of Sale Books & other

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of having any arms

or ammunition in his possession in then (oling within a license.

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this

is I theit with

Ordenant stand

This seems too wide: As the Arms & Importers mams: firits out,

Section confell the Coolie who carries his marke's gun, the lumplirig's

of terms Importers, & Chimère proux the mainland, who are possibly 1 riccused to carry guns in China & very likely require them in self-defende

Cixcuse in Hongkong.

to obtain a Section 6161 probilits the subs vendor has obtained an export permit. To this provisons exception is abse takow; but as the most important thing is to control the

I think it should not be amended. export of armis

of any arms or ammonition under then

brusi my

aa

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Suction / purther safeguardes export by requiring that anyone export ferruit for arms & ammunition, worth

proutthe now thaw #25 must get a récept for the same wik masher of the ship in which the Arms go.

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