CO129-316 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [1-4] — Page 81

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No

26.

Honkong.

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in EFF

Goverment House,

Hongkong, 14th. January, 1903.

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sir,

In reply to your Despatch No. 410 of the

0) 5th. ultimo, I have the honour to inform you that Ordinance

No. 5 of 1902 has been already repealed by Ordinance No. 43

of 1902 a copy of which was forwarded to you under cover of

dua, my Despatch No. 544 of the 17th. December last, for the signifi-

cation of His Majesty's pleasure.

2.

The part of Section 3 of Ordinance No. 5

of 1902, which relates to the paying of fees to the Land

Officer and his accounting for then, was omitted because

the Attorney-General, in whose opinion I concurred,considered

that the manner in which fees paid by stamps should be ac-

counted for is a matter of administrative direction rather

than legislative enactment. It is, without legislative enact-

ment, the duty of the Land Officer to render an account of

the fees paid to him.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient

Humble servant,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

Governor, 80..

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P..

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