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COPI.
MEMORANDUM
By the Acting Attorney General on the Report
of the Standing Law Committee on a Bill
Entitled
An Ordinance for authorizing the Construction
of a Tramway within the Colony of
Hongkong.
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C.0
37113
The 15 Amendments, which were recommended by
the Standing Law Committee in their Report, were adopted by the Committee of the whole of the Legislative Council; with the exception of two amendments
in the new clause 14 as recommended by the Committee; which two amendments are noted in red ink in the margin to that Report; which I annex with those red ink amendments noted. I also annex a copy of the Tramways Bill as it now stands after passing through Committee.
I may perhaps be permitted to state briefly the reasons which induced the Standing Law Committee in recommending those amendments, 1 to 15.
Recommendation 1. It was thought advisable to omit paragraph 3 of clause 11 altogether, for the reason that the Tramway Company represented that, while the Tramway line was in course of construction, it would be desirable for the Company to have power to break up the road at shorter intervals than "one hundred yards between any two places". The Company also stated that it would be necessary,
whilst the Tramway was under construction, to "open or break up a greater length than two hundred yards".
It was accordingly thought advisable to leave matters entirely in the discretion of the Director of Public Works (without attempting to fetter that discretion) under the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of clause 11.
Recommendations 2, 7, and 8 merely correct errors in printing.
Recommendation 3. The original clause 14 was objected to by the Tramway Company for the reason that, along part of the route which the Tramway will traverse, trees run down the middle of the road and that there would be a line of tramway running on each side of these trees, and that, under the original clause 14, the Tramway Company would be bound to repair a broad tract of road in the middle of the roadway.
It seemed to the Standing Law Committee that the objection of the Tramway Company was well founded and accordingly the new clause 14, which is founded upon the provisions of section 28 of the English Tramways Act of 1870 was drafted by me and accepted by the Standing Law Committee.
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COPI.
MEMORANDUM
By the Aating Attorney Immanal TM the Report
of the Standing Law Commõttes on a Bill
Entitled
An Ordinance for authorizing the Construction
of a Trauway within the Colang af
Hongkong.
503
C.0
37113
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The 15 Amendmente, which were recommended by
the Nanding Law Soanittee in their Report, were adopted by the Committee of the whole of the begislative Council; xith the exception of two suendaente
in the new olause 14 as recommended by the Committee; which two amendments are noted in red ink in the margin to that Report; which I annex with those red lak amendmente noted. I also annex-a copy of the Tramways Bill as it now stands after pœesing through Gommittee,
I may perhaps be permitted to state briefly the reasons which endorsed the Standing Dan Committee in recommending those anandaonts, 1 to 15.
Recommendation 1. It was thought advisable to onit paragraph 3-of-olause 11 altogether, for the reason that the Tramway Company represented that, while the Tramway line was in coarse of constraction, it would be desirable for the Company to bave power to break up the road at shorter intervals than "one hundred yards between any two places". The Company also stated that it would be necessary,
whilst the Tramway was under construction, to "open or break up a greater length than two hundred yards".
It was accordingly thought advisable to leave matters entirely in the discretion of the Director of Public Works (without attempt- ing to fetter that discretion) under the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of clause 11.
Recommandations 2, 7, and 8 merely correct errors in printing.
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Reconaendation 3. The original slause 14 was objected to by the Tramway Company for the reason that, along part of the route which the Traaway will traverse, trees rua down the middle of the road and that there would be a line of tramway running on`each side of these trees, and that, under the original clause 14, the Tranway Company would be bound to repair a broad tract of road in the middle of the roadway.
It seemed to the Standing Saw Committee that the objec- tide of the Tramway Company ́zasnell founded and accordingly the new clause 14, which is founded upon the provisions of section 28 of the English Tramways Act of 1870 was drafted by ́ne and accepted by the Standing
haw Committee.
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