CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12] — Page 278

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ATTORNEY

GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hongkong, 30th September,

1922.

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No. 23 of 1922.

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1.

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance intituled an Ordinance to amend the law relating to the incorporation of the Zetland Hall Trustees, and I am of opinion that the ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's instructions.

2.

Zetland Hall and the property on which it stands were vested by Ordinance No. 4 of 1915 in certain trustees, all of whom were members of Zetland Lodge and who were required by that Ordinance to hand over to Zetland Lodge all moneys they received from those other lodges which were permitted by Zetland Lodge

The members of Zet-

to use the premises for their meetings.

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land Lodge have found the cost of maintaining the property too

heavy in recent years to be borne by a single lodge, and as a

result of negotiations the other lodges mentioned in section 2

of the Ordinance have agreed to share the responsibility and to

pay to Zetland Lodge an agreed amount for the surrender of their

exclusive control. This Ordinance therefore substitutes a

new Ordinance for No. 4 of 1915.

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In my opinion this is an Ordinance to which His Excellency

the Officer Administering the Government day properly consent

in the name of ris Majesty and on His behalf.

Attorney General.