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4. Sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Principal Ordi- of Ordinance nance is amended by the substitution of the word "place

for the word "premises" in the first line of paragraph (6) thereof.

No. 9 of 1916, s. 19.

Amendment

5. Section 21 of the Principal Ordinance is amended as

of Ordinance follows:- No. 9 of 1916, s. 21.

Amendment

of Ordinance

No. 9 of 1916, s. 23.

(a) by the deletion of the words "in respect of which an offence has been committed' in the eighth and ninth lines thereof and by the substitution therefor of the words "and that an offence has been committed in respect of such poison or syringe or other appliance"; (b) by the deletion of the words "dwelling house, shop, building" in the fourth line of paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) thereof;

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(c) by the insertion of the words "or designated

after the word "named ' in paragraph (c) of sub-section (1) thereof;

(d) by the deletion of the words "in respect of which an offence has been committed" in the eleventh and twelfth lines of sub-section (3) thereof, and by the substitution therefor of the words "aud that an offence has been committed in respect of such poison or syringe or other appliance".

6. Sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Principal Or-

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dinance is amended by the insertion of the words or

ship, not being or having the status of a ship of war," after the word "place" in the eleventh line thereof.

Objects and Reasons.

The object of this bill is to make certain minor or formal corrections in the Principal Ordinance. The defective points in the Principal Ordinance are as follows.

In sectious 16 and 21 (1) and (3) it is not clear whether the phrase "in respect of which an offence has been com- mitted" applies to syringes and other appliances" as well as to "poison" or to 'poison" only. The bill makes it clear that the reference is both to poisons and to syringes and other appliances.

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In sections 18 and 19 the expression "every premises " is not grammatical,

In section 21 (1) (a) the words “dwelling house, shop, building" were left in by mistake from a foriner draft..

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In section 21 (1)(c) the words or designated" are now inserted in order to enable a description to be inserted in a warrant where the name is not known.

In section 23 (1) a reference to ships is now added.

J. H. KEMP,

Attorney General.