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With reference to your Despatch No. 211 of the

18th. July, I have the honour inform you that my attention was recently drawn to an error, which had been made in Section 4(i) of the Deportation Ordinance No. 10 of 1913, by the insertion of the words "Governor-in-Council* in lines 1 and 2 for the word "Governor", Form No. 1 clearly indicating that it is the Governor and not the Governor-in-Council before whom the information should be laid on which a detention warrant may issue. The Attorney- -General made a careful investigation and came to the conclusion that a slip had inadvertently been made.

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In my Despatch No. 23 of the 22nd. of January,

I submitted for your consideration a Deportation Bill, but there are a few further points to which the Attorney-General has drawn attention in a minute of which I enclose a copy. I enclose a draft Bill embodying the proposed amendments, with objects and reasons, and this Bill, approved by you, will take the place of the Bill already sent.

The Attorney-General attaches considerable importance to the power given to the Magistrates under Section 85 of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, as it now stands enacted by Section 2 of the Magistrates Amendment Ordinance, 1913, to order

a person who is convicted of returning from banishment contrary

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

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