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desirable to have also the name of the

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editor, and to have the names of both the

printer and the publisher if they are dif-

-ferent persons.

(6) They ignored the possibilityof the printer

and publisher being a firm or company.

(c)

Sections 8 and 9 have not been found to be

of any use,

Registration of newspapers is dealt with in section 4 of tha

Pointa which may be noted are referred Lo

new Ordinance.

below.

13.

The names of the proprietor, printer, publisher and

editor must all be given : see Form No. 1 in the Schedule.

Provision is made in sub-section (6) for registration

by a company or firm.

14.

correctness.

15. Sub-section (7) makes it an offence to furnish incor-

-rect particulars unless the informant can show (i) that ha

believed the information to be correct and (ii) that he

could not with reasonable diligence have discovered its in-

Under section 21 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1866

the furnishing of incorrect particulars as an offence only

if it was done "knowingly and wilfully" It does not seem

to be too much to ask the informant to make reasonable fu-

-quiries. Further, it does not appear why the maximum

penalty under section 21 should be only $500 while that

under section 4 is $1,000 or imprisonment without hard

labout for six months.

16.

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Sub-section (9) provides for more than one register.

This is explained in paragraph 10 above. Sub-section (10)

corresponds to section 19 of Ordinance No.4 of 1086.

1.