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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

for informations or complaints laid or made for the purpose of enforcing forfeiture in cases where the owner of goods or things, which would be liable to forfeiture on his conviction, is unknown or cannot be found.

7. Cases arise in which the owner is known, but is outside the jurisdiction of the courts. In order to remove doubts and to implement an undertaking given to the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in 1917 that the point would be dealt with at the next amendment of the Ordinance, section 4 of this Ordinance adds the words "in the Colony" after the words "cannot be found".

8. Sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 5 of this Ordinance are based on sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 2 of the Mer- chandise Marks Act, 1891. The reference to the Legislature in sub-section 2 (1) of the Act is omitted as unnecessary and because it might be thought to conflict, to some extent, with Regulation 5 of the Regulations published in Statutory Rules and Orders, 1929, p. 1436, which it is intended to follow in the local regulations. Section 5 (2) of this Ordinance is in the usual form (compare section 2 (3) of Ordinance No. 35 of 1923).

RETIREMENT OF HON. MR. A. E. WOOD.

H.E. THE GOVERNOR.—It has just occurred to me that this is the last time we shall have the presence at this Council of the Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, who is leaving the Colony on leave prior to retirement next Saturday. Although the rule enabling officers to retire at the age of fifty may have some merit it also has its demerits and it was hardly intended to enable people with the youth and vitality of our friend Mr. Wood to retire almost as soon as he reaches that age. However, he has felt that his health has suffered to some extent after 27 years in this Colony, and I did not feel quite justified in opposing his application to go. At the same time one feels that such an officer with such a knowledge of the Chinese language, Chinese people and Chinese character and who has earned their respect and friendship to the extent that he has done will be a great loss to the Colony.

I am sure you will join with me in expressing our great regret at his departure and wishing him a happy retirement.

HON. SIR HENRY POLLOCK.-On behalf of the Unofficial members of this Council I would like to associate myself with the words that have fallen from your Excellency's lips.

HON. MR. R. H. KOTEWALL.-Two days ago, in another place, I gave expression to the high esteem and regard in which the Hon. Secretary for Chinese Affairs is held by the Chinese community. Having known Mr. Wood for practically the whole period of his career in the Colony and having been closely associated with

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