CO129-400 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [3-4] — Page 88

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CONFIDENTIAL.

C.O.

11906

Rece

REG 10 APR 13

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 13th. March, 1913.

85

Sir,

1000 12-13

With reference to your Confidential Despatch

of the 18th. January last, I have the honour to submit for the

signification of His Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance

entitled:-

Enclosure/

Enclosure 2.

An Ordinance to amend the Opium Ordinance, 1909:

No. 2 of 1913.

2.

is annexed.

3.

The customary report by the Attorney-General

The following additions and alterations have

been made in the draft Bill forwarded to you in my Despatch of the

4048221st. of November, 1912;-

Than

Section 3(4) has been added.

Section 12(2) "shall" has been changed to "way in his

discretion":

while sub-sections (3) and (4) have been added. Under

the latter sub-section the export of Persian opium can

be dealt with.

Section 13(1) and (2) - the words "or the waters thereof"

have been added after the word "Colony“.

Sections 17, 20 and 84 the penalties have been greatly

increased with the object of discouraging

smuggling.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

Section 59(1) is new.

There are also some verbal alterations.

LEWIS HARCOURT,M.P.,

&c..

&c.,

860..

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