CO129-403 - Governor Sir May Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [8-10] — Page 106

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REPORT

on an Ordinance entitled An Ordinance to

amend the Regulation of Chinese Ordinance

1888.

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The object of this small Ordinance is to try and

obtain a more satisfactory and ready compliance with the

provisions of the law relative to the egistration of house-

hollers. The duty, imposed on householder by the law, of

notification to the proper authority of the necessary parti-

culare concerning himself and his residence and the further

auty of rendering similarly a notification of any change in

tenancy have been found not to be readily complied with; this

neglect has been it is thought due in the past largely to the

fact that ocrtain fees vere chargeable in connection therewith,

There fees vere contained in the First Schedule to the Regulation

of Chinese Ordinance, 1888, and were as follows:-

fees compliance with the law will be more readily undertaken; whilst it is also proposed that by the aid of the District watch- man a more close system of supervision of the working of the law

Coupled with the remission

in this respect will be effected.

of these fees the Ordinance imposes a more severe penalty in cases of contravention of the provisions of the law; this increase of penalty seems to be reasonable in view ofthe remission of the feel

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Section 1 of the Ordinance is formal.

Section 2 of the Ordinance increases the penalty for contravention of the law from a fine of $50 to $100 upon a first conviction and from $100 to $200 in respect of a second

conviction.

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Section 3 of the Ordinance does away with the charges

referred to above in manner indicated.

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In my opinion this is an Ordinance to which His Excel-

lency the Governor may properly assent in the name of His Lajesty

and on His behalf.

2.

1. First registration of any house and householder

Registration of change of ownership

$3.00

1. 00

5.

Registration of removal of registered householder

0. 35

4.

Bond by non-resident householder

5. 00

5.

Certified extract from register, firet folio,

0. 25

6.1 Certified extract from each subsequent folio

0. 10

By the present Ordinance the first, second, third, fifth

and sixth items are done away with and in future no charge

will be ade in connection with the registration of any

house and householder or change of tenancy or removal of a

registered householder, The item No. 4 connected with the

Living of a Bond by a non-resident householder must of course

remain as it is; whilst in the event of any certified extracts

from the register being at any time required, the fee will in

future be charged under the provisions of the Official Signa-

tures Fees Ordinances, 1888-1913. The loss of revenue involved

vill be very small an it is hoped that by the abolition of these

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John Bueknill

Attorney General,

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