CO129-505-11 Deleterious Drugs Ordinance 1927- proposed amendments 27-10-1927 - 9-11-1927 — Page 2

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clauses in

Mr. Bushe.

This paper has been delayed because

correspondence was still proceeding on the

Straits Settlements file, which has only just

become available.

As the correspondence relating to this

draft clause is very bulky, I annex within copies

of the actual despatches sent to the Straits and

Hong Kong. The draft clause is tabbed

"X" and is dealt with in sub paragraph (h)

(tabbed "Y") of Straits Settlements despatch

of the 11th August and in the numbered ("Z")

and confidential ("W") Straits despatches of

the 27th October. The confidential despatch

("W") explains why Sir Malcolm Delevingne's

views were not adopted.

It may also be desirable to summarise

here the process by which the draft clause was

evolved. In the following paragraphs references

all relate to Gov. C.F. 5439/26 Straits

The old

Our first draft revision of Se

Section 18

of the Straits Ordinance (tabbed "A") was

included in a draft despatch (which ultimately

became No.13 on the file) which was sent to Mr.

Perrins with my letter of the 6th July, 1926

(No.6 on the file -tabbed "B").

You will

recollect that we prepared this draft clause in

consultation. The letter to Mr. Perrins gives

additional reasons to those mentioned in the

draft despatch why an amendment of the section

was considered necessary.

That