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CONFIDENTIAL.

Cill Ch Report

CAN

6071

179

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 17th. July, 1913.

Enclosure 1.

Sir,

Treas

15578

شوع

Referring to your telegram of the 14th. of Lay

last, I have the honour to submit for the signification of His

Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance entitled:-

2

Enclosure

4391

An Ordinance to prohibit the importation and circula-

-tion of certain Foreign Coins. No. 15 of 1913.

2.

enclosed.

3.

The customary report by the Attorney-General is

The Ordinance as passed is practically the same as the draft submitted to you in my Confidential Despatch of the

11th. January last, with the addition of sub-sections 2 and 3 to Section 4 which provide, as in the case of the Foreign Copper Coin Ordinance 1912, for import of foreign coin on conditions.

It was pointed out to Government that some part of the trade of the Colony would be seriously hampered if the import of such coin was absolutely prohibited and I accordingly

granted the concession set forth in the sub-sections referred to.

Section 10, which is also an addition to the

original draft, carries out the policy of conferring certain powers on Revenue Officers on the principle adopted in Ordinance llo. 6 of

1913.

4.

There was no opposition to the Bill in the

Legislative

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

&C.,

&C.,

&c...