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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 1, 1911.

1908 shall be sub-s. (1), and s. 2 (2) shall be sub-s. (2), and s. 3 shall be sub-s. (3), in which the words "In this section" shall be substituted for "In this Ordinance", and the definition of "British possession" is repealed; and s. 4 shall be sub-s. (4).

(2.) And whereas it is expedient that the provisions of s. 23 of No. 2 of 1889 relating to the dominions should be uniform with those of s. 23 aforesaid :-

in s. 23 of No. 2 of 1889, instead of "other British Colony" or "British Colony" wherever they occur, there shall be read "British possession";

and in s. 26 (2) of No. 2 of 1889, instead

of "

any country, colony, or depend- ency in Her Majesty's dominions" there shall be read "any British possession ".

30. In order to incorporate No. 17 of 1909 No. 4 of with No. 4 of 1889 (Stonecutters Island) :

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ss. 3, 4, and 5 of No. 17 of 1909, shall form one section, numbered s. 5, of No. 4 of 1889, of which the said sections shall be sub-ss. (1), (2) and (3) respectively; in (2) for "anchors' there shall be read " so anchors", and the words "contrary to the provisions. of section 3 of this Ordinance” are repealed; and in (3) for "For the purposes of this Ordinance" there shall be read "In this section "; and s. 5 of No. 4 of 1889 shall be renum- bered s. 6.

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31. The following amendments are made in No. 3 of No. 3 of 1890 (Magistrates) and the Ordinances amending the same :----

(1.) ss. 36 and 37 of No. 2 of 1889 having been repealed by the Law Revision Ordinance, 1911, in order to avoid a repetition of the same provisions in that Ordinance and in No. 3 of 1890, the following amendments are made in s. 73 of No. 3 of 1890:-

(a.) in sub-s. (1),

the words from "if desired" to "and shall" are repealed, and for "

say to him" there shall be read say to the accused ".

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(2.)-(2) Sub-s. (2) shall end at the words. promise or threat "; after which the following shall be inserted as sub-s. (3): --

(3.) Any statement which purports to

have been taken down and signed as provided in sub-section (2) shall be admissible in evidence against the ac- cused in any Court if it is produced out of the proper custody without further proof of the matters above mentioned, unless it is proved that such statement was not duly taken down or was not in fact signed by the Magistrate or officer aforesaid purporting to sign the same ";

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