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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE,

March 20th

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Report on Ordinance No.7. of 1900.

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entilled

An Ordinance to authorize the imposition of feer for

the issue by the Government of Hongkong of certain

certificates to certain Chinese,

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 autho-.

rize the imposition of fees for certificates granted

to Chinese desirous of proceeding, not only to Manila

but to Hawii or to any other ports outside of the

United States of America, although in the actual

possession of the United States Goverment.

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Ordinance No.13 of 1898, already deals

with fees for certificates for Chinese going to the

United States, and it is thought that the simplert

course