CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12] — Page 109

CONFIDENTIAL.

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iRo 24 NOV 13

Sir,

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG, 3rd. November, 1913.

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Referring to your Confidential Despatch of the

24th. of September, I have the honour to inform you that section 12

of the Education Ordinance as originally drafted gave power to the

Governor-in-Council to make regulations

(i) of a disciplinary, hygienic and economic character

(a) (b) and (g);

(ii) of an educational character (c) (d) (e) and (f) and

(iii) other regulations "regarding the proper conduct and

efficiency of schools" (h).

It was intended that the regulations included in (iii) should be ejusdem generis with those included in (i) and (ii) and when the portions of section 12 (c) (d) (e) and (f) were in accordance with your wishes deleted from the Bill the portion (h) was considered to have become restricted as to be ejusdem generis with (a) (b) and

(g).

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

&C..

&C..

&c...

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Cand Sever

Officer Administering the Government.