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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 19, 1912.

No. 23 of

1909,

No. 9 of 1910.

(ii) in s. 48-

instead of "any dangerous article" where it first occurs, there shall be read "any dangerous goods as defined by Ordinance No. 1 of 1873", and where it secondly occurs, there shall be read "any dangerous goods as defined by the said Ordinance"; after "or parcel" three times there shall

be inserted "vessel or package"; instead of "shall be of a dangerous

nature", there shall be read "are such dangerous goods ";

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and instead of "articles of a dangerous nature", there shall be read dan- giroux goods".

74. Whereas it is expedient to inake s. 79 of the Opium Ordinance (No. 23 of 1909) cor- respond with the provisions with regard to the report of the Government Analyst introduced by s. 79a (No. 11 of 1910, s. 6);

the following amendments are made in s. 79 of No. 23 of 1909 :—

(i) for "The Magistrate may, in his discre- tion, employ an analyst or other skilled person to report" there shall be read "The Magistrate may require the Government Analyst to report";

(ii) for "order the payment of such analyst or skilled person" there shall be read "order the payment of the fees due in respect of the Analyst's report”.

75. Whereas it is expedient that the provi- sions of the Poisons Ordinance, No. 9 of 1910, with regard to the report of the Government Analyst, should correspond with those of the Opium Ordinance, No. 23 of 1909 (as amended by No. 11 of 1910 and by this Ordinance), with regard to the same matter :-

In s. 8 of No. 9 of 1910 the following amend- ments are made :--

(i.) for "The Magistrate may employ an analyst or other skilled person "there shall be read "The Magistrate may require the Govern ment Analyst ";

(.) for "payment of such analyst or other skilled person

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payment of the fees due in respect of the Analyst's report"; (in.) for "of the certificate of the Government Analyst" there shall be read "of the certificate of the Government Analyst, requested as afore-. said";

(iv.) at the end, for the word "witness." there shall be read the following:-

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witness; but if the Analyst is called by or at the request of the defendant the Magistrate may further order the defendant, if convicted, to pay a fee of 25 dollars for the attendance of the Analyst, such fee to be recover- able in the same way as a penalty imposed under this Ordinance is recoverable".