CO129-548-15 Sand Ordinance 1934 23-11-1934 - 12-9-1935 — Page 18

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hong Kong, 23rd November,....193

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No. ......41.......of 1934.

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intituled an

1. I have examined the accompanying Ordinance.

Ordinance to protect the sand supplies of the Colony and

to regulate the sale of sand, and am of opinion that it

is one which is not contrary to the Governor's instruc-

tions.

2. Section 3 of this Ordinance vests in the Governor

the exclusive privilege of collecting, storing and selling

sand from beaches or unlea ed land in the Colony.

3.

Section 4 empowers the Governor to prescribe the

measures necessary for the working of the monopoly.

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By section 5 the Director of Public Works is author-

ised to issue permits for the collection and removal of

sand, it being intended that a small fleet of junks shall

be engaged, given distinctive marks and employed solely

in sand carrying for the Government.

5. Section 6 prohibits the carriage of sand by water

except by ocean going steamers even although the sand may

have come from outside the Colony.

6.

Section 7 is penal, section 8 requires all proceeds

from the sale of sand to be paid into revenue, and section

9 suspends the commencement of the Ordinance, the Public