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A BILL

Short title.

Amends section 72 of Ordinance No. 9 of 1911.

No. 1 of 1862. No. 1 of 1873. No. 11 of 1886. No. 2 of 1891. No. 2 of 1900. No. 12 of 1908. No. 11 of 1912.

ENTITLED

An Ordinance further to amend the Liquors

Consolidation Ordinance, 1911.

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 Liquors Consoli- dation Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1912.

2. Section 72 of the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, is hereby amended by the insertion after the word "Ordinance" at the end of sub-section (1) (a) thereof of the words or against any of the provisions of any of the Ordinances following, namely:--the Military Stores (Pro- hibition of Exportation) Ordinance, 1862, the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, the Ships (Prohibition of Sale of Liquor) Ordinance. 1886, the Gambling Ordinance, 1891, the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900, the Pharmacy Ordinance, 1908, the Foreign Copper Coin Ordinance, 1912, or any Ordinance amending any of these Ordinances".

Objects and Reasons.

Revenue Officers in the regular course of their employ- ment often discover offenders against the Ordinances enumerated in the Amending Bill and it is considered desirable that they should be given power to arrest them without warrants.

C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney General.

A BILL

Short title.

Amends

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to amend the Post Office Ordi-

nance, 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 Post Office Amendment Ordinance, 1912.”

2. Section 26 of the Post Office Ordinance, 1900, as section 26 of amended by section 5 of the Post Office Amendment Or- dinance, 1911, is hereby further amended by the addition at the end thereof of the following words:-

Ordinance

No.6 of 1900 as amended by section 5 of Ordinance No. 32 of 1911.

"Provided that the gratuity shall not be paid in

the case of mails in transit.”

Objects and Reasons.

This Bill inserts in section 26 of the Post Office Ordi- nance, 1900, words which were inadvertently omitted in the Amending Ordinance passed last year. It is impracticable to pay a gratuity on mails in transit.

W. REES DAVIES,

Attorney General.