CO129-569-6 Sand Amendment Ordinance 1938 2-9-1938 - 31-10-1938 — Page 6

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Mr. Filbeam.

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Mr. Gent. 14. 10.

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Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Sir,

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Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State

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DRAFT.

HONG KONG.

NO.

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GOVERNOR.

I have etc. to acknowledge the

receipt of your despatch No.676 of the 3rd

September, and to inform you that His

Majesty will not be advised to exercise

his power of disallowance in respect of

Ordinance No.12of 1938 shortly entitled

the Sand Amendment Ordinance 1938.

2.

I am advised that it is questionable

however whether the power to arrest

without a warrant and to detain offenders

FURTHER ACTION.

or suspected offenders, which is given in

Section 3 is justified in such a case as

this.

3,

While I appreciate that special

powers may be needed in certain directions

for the protection of Government Monopolies,

the power of arrest without a warrant is

not one which should be given without

very complete justification, and I shall

be