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7. This Ordinance shall come into force on the 18th Commence- day of August, 1911.

Objects and Reasons.

This Bill is necessary owing to the appointment as Crown Solicitor of Mr. Kemp, who will be an English barrister by the time he arrives in the Colony, and of the decision of the Government to appoint one or more persons, not necessarily legally qualified persons, as Assistant Crown Solicitors. Section 4 is analogous to section 2 of the Crown Counsel's Fees Ordinance, 1903, which deals with the Attorney General's costs.

C. G. ALABASTER,

Alturney Generai.

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A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to further amend the Crown

Lands Resumption Ordinance, 1900.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the "Crown Lands Short title. Resumption Amendment Ordinance, 1911”.

Ordinance

2. The Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance, 1900, as Ameni, amended by the Crown Lands Resumption Amendment No. 10 of Ordinance, 1919, is hereby further amended by the repeal 1966, of sub-section (2) of section 8 thereof and by the sub- stitution therefor of the following sub-section :-

“(2.) to award costs, including fees to the members of the Board and remuneration to the clerk to the Board, in its discretion, either for or against the Crown or for or against any parties claiming compensation, such costs, if desired by the Crown or any party, to be taxed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court: Provided always that no member of the Board who is a public officer may receive any fees, and provided that the fees received by any member of the Board not being a public officer shall not exceed fifty dollars a day, and provided also that the remuneration of the clerk shall not differ from the amount of the remuneration the Governor may have fixed.”

Objects and Reasons,

H. M. Secretary of State for the Colonies has, in des- patches dated respectively the 13th January and the 11th May, 1911, advised that the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance, 1900, should be amended by some express provision being made as to arbitrators fees. The remu- heration of the clerk is fixed by the Governor under section 4 (4) of the Principal Ordinance.

C. G. ALABASTER, Attorney General.