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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

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[Continued from yesterday.].

ARMS AND AMMUNITION AMENDMENT ORDINANCE.

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The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was road a second time.

Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause,

On resuming,

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amendment, and moved that it be read a third time.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and the Bill was read a third time and passed, THE OPIUM AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I beg to mové that the Committee stage on the Bill entitled; An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the laws relating to Opium" be rosumed.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY Reconded, and the motion was agreed to.

On Clause 5,

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Buid- I have had under consideration what was said on Clause, and tried to do something with it I might tell hon. members that there is no alteration at all in the provi- sions of the previous Ordinance; but it is customary to work under Section 5 in the case of any required transhipment, and to work under resolution of the Legislative Council. Hon, members may remember that when there was a resolu- tion of the Legislative Council prohibit ing the importation of raw Indian, opium An exemption was made in the case, first

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THE of the HONGKONG AND

It is exactly the Hon. Mr. HewerT-I personally have same as it was, although put in a little known of more than one case in late years

For Well, Sir, I different language. The alteration of the of robberies of opium, and one in the think it is a good thing and a wise thing penalty to one of a fine of ten times the firm of the hon. membor on my right to continue on that practice, that is to market value is taken from Section 12 (Hon. Mr. Shellim) at Shanghai. We say to keep exceptions in this Council, of the Straits Settlements Ordinance, so were both there at the time. The opium and not to make any general rule allow there is no difference except in the form disappeared in bulk from a chest which ing transhipments; thus making it of the penalty. I think that in the necessary, if there is any transhipment, event of any storehouse or warehouse coal, and there was nothing to

was found to be filled with brickbats and

showNTERNATIONAL that it should be practically in the control keeper losing opium which is entrusted where the opium was robbed, but it was of this Government. I have altered sub-to him, it is extremely probable that the found in the possession of some people Hain Orice: 60, Wall Street, New York. section 2 of Section 5 to make it clearer. person named in the permit might and the owner was fined.

LONDON OPPION: 96. Bishopsgate, EIO. Now, the conditions are divided into under certain circumstances, have three sections. If there is no tranship perfectly good right of netion for ment when a ship comes in abe shows her damages against the godown keeper, and manifest to the Superintendent and I do not suppose the godown, keeper or there is no difficulty. If there is a warehouse keeper, provided that there necessity for transhipment at all, sub.

was no ground for recovery against him, E18 EXCELLENCY-We are fully aware of section (e) comes in, and in that case, if would be able to say very much from a

the fact that it does happen. That is the transhipment is to take place a legal point of view, as he is not a volun- the very reason that we want to bind resolution of the Legislative Council must tary keeper, the keeper of opium being down the responsibility to one person. have been passed allowing that tranship paid. With regard to the question raised in very many instances I am afraid that ment and importation and exportation hy Sir Kai Ho Kai about it being hard, the owner of the opium is the person who to take place. I think, Sir, the upon the permit owner if he knew nothing has probably done away with the opium probability is that every transhipmetabout it, that he should be fined, I can Hon. Mr. HSWETT That may be in of raw opium has been already covered only say the answer to that is, if he knew some cases, but in other cases it is clearly by resolution which can be repeated when nothing about it the Magistrate probably probable that the opium bas been taken this Bill comes into operation on March would be very lenient. Then, with regard by other people, and the owner has not lat. There are three exceptions. I know to the Hon. Mr. Hewett's point that the only lost his opium, but is fined by the BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. EN of, Formosa, Macao and the Indian proprietor of the place should also be Government very heavily. market. It is quite true that the Ordi-

I think it nance as drafted, and the previous law, is very diffealt to do, and that for

Hon Mr. SpELLIM-A robbery may occur on board, and may not be detected did not provide very adequately, for the

three OT procedare under which transhipment was because I think the proprietor would of months afterwards.

Firstly,uncil the opium has been taken delivery THE to take place, but now, by slight altera be civilly liable; secondly, because. I tions, I have made Sections 8, 9 and 12 think the proprietor of the opium is the so it would be still worse to make the apply, and every movement will have to

godown keeper responsible. . -

made criminally liable,

two

reasons,

be carried out under permit; so, if there person primarily responsible; and, thirdly,

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—If that was

ceso it

is any transhipment a permit will have I think it might be extremely difficult if HIS EXCELLENOY In such a to be obtained for the movement, either there is any criminal liability so to be would be surely the duty of the owner from one ship to the other, or from one put upon the opium warehouse keeper; to find out before he stores the opium. ship to a general warehouse, and then as it is very likely a great many of the whether his chests contained opium, or from the general warehouse to the other opium warehouse keepers would not take whether they did not. ship on which it is going to be exported. it at all unless they charged ani Hon. Mr. SHELLIM-It is not the usual Hon. Mr. Hewerr-I think the Bill, as enormously high premium to store it. practice to open the chests. Chinese amended, by the Attorner General, leaves which would practically amount to sub- the point I raised at the last meeting stantial insurance. Therefore, I think on

unmet.

H18 EXCELLENCY-You are out of order- The amendment was then put and agreed to.

On Clause, 8,

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL BRII must

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buyers want opium in sealed cases, and THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. on application G. VERMEY, Manager, rory often, when cases have been opened, the whole, as there is no departure from one can hardly detect it.

the existing law, we should be rather HIS EXCELLENCY-The point is that the averse to introducing one into the new. owner is the only person who can open Hon Mr. HEWITT I do not know-how the chests. It is his opium and he cam you use the words criminally liable do what he likes, but you cannot expect My suggestion in making, the warehouse a godown keeper to open up the opium, ask permission to recommit this clause keeper liable was that he should be fined, as he would not be allowed to do so. to make amendments as shown in the I did not propose to make him criminally The difficulty in the case is that it is still marginal note, and to move that the liable, although he would be imprisoned very necessary to have a stringent law. amendments therein shown in print in if he could not pay, but that would be We are not making the law more stringent the margin and the body of the Section

contempt of court

than it has been in the past, but are be adopted.

re-enacting the old law.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-There is not a The motion was agreed to. Sections 8,, 15, 22, 41 and 45 as amended very great difference. Here he would be

penally liable. were and roved

Hon. Mr. HEWETT--I still think, in

On Clause 57, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said--I have spite of what the Attorney-General has #thought over this, and there is no doubt said, that the godown keeper should be that as the clause stands the only person made liable, as he is more guilty than the

Hon. Mr. HEWETT-It must have been an oversight on my part that I did not raise this question when the old Ordinance was passed.

(Continued on page 6.)

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