CO129-542-3 Foreshore and Sea-bed Works Bill- correspondence 9-1-1933 - 16-8-1933 — Page 14

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A.

Enclosed in

(1) on 92583/24/32!

The alterations made in the Bill which were

suggested in (7) on 82746/31 had already been made

when the Bill was published in the Supplement of the

Hong Kong Gazette on the 19th August, 1932, and so no

reference to them should be made when we write to the

China Association. The following further alterations

have now been made in the Bill:-

At the end of Clause 2 (1) "Governor-in-Council"

has been substituted for "Legislative Council or

Finance Committee thereof".

The former clause 3 becomes clause 2(4).

A new clause, clause 3, has been inserted.

Clause 5(3) is also new.

Clause 8 has been redrafted to make it correspond

more closely with Ordinance No.26 of 1932.

The period within which compensation must be claimed

has been extended to three months and a new sub-clause

has been added

ors.

(4) that provides for the appointment of assessor

Clause 12 has been shortened.

The Governor has not been able to accept the

suggestion contained in the representations which

were conveyed to him in the second para. of (11). He

states that such modification would stultify the whole

Bill.

Otherwise, the objections of the China

Association inso far as they concern the effect of the

Bill in the Colony appear to have been met.

We do not know exactly what past works are to

be validated by this Ordinance. It must, I think, be

admitted that if the validation of past works is

Sucha

is not one

necessary, that is not matter/which could suitably

except

be dealt with by

a general Ordinance.

We