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the second place, they sadd a Bill on these lines would involve enormous expense in finding out who were the real partners. In the third place, they stated that such legislation would drive away capital from the Colony and interfere with trade. On the report of this committee the

matter was again shelved.

In 1897 a partnership Ordinance was passed relating to European concerns, and the particular difficulties of Chinese partnerships were entirely ignored. The present Chief Justice, in a judgement delivered, I think the year before last, alluded to this matter and pointed out that the existing partnership Ordinance was most inadequate, aa it took no cognisance whatever of Chinese customs in regard to partners. In September 1909, therefore, the present Bill was drafted, and it has been continuously under discussion since that date, for both the Chinese,

as I have explained, and the Chamber of Commerce were equally anxious

that a Bill should be eventually put through. I will leave my hon. and

learned friend the Attorney General to explain to the Council when the

second reading takes place how the various difficulties have been dealt

with in the present Bill.

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At the time the committee reported in 1900 or 1901, Mr. Thorburn

remarked in a minute that no legislation could be devised on this sub-

ect unless it were "heaven-inspired." Without claiming any divine in-

spiration for the present Bill we still hope it will afford a practi-

cal working basis and remove a digficulty which has been chronic in

this Colony for a large number of years, so that Chinese business cus- toms can receive the sanction of the law so far as it is practicable

and advisable that they should. No doubt in a matter so full of diffi-

ulty we shall not arrive at once at a final conclusion, but as defects how themselves amendments can be included which it is hoped will even- tually solve the difficulty which has for over thirty-seven years been

subject of debate in the Colony. (applausà)

The Bill was read a first time.

The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill entiiäeg An Ordinance to establish Registered Partnerships and to give effect o certain Chinese Partnership Customs. "In doing sohe said- The prin-