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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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Published by Authority.

No. 29.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 16TH JUNE, 1888.

VOL. XXXIV.

號九十二第 日七初月五年子戊 日六十月六年八十八百八千一

簿四十三第

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 262.

His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of the Queen, to

the following Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council:-

Ordinance No. 17 of 1888.-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Coroner's abolition Ordinance, 1888.

By Command,

FREDERICK STEWART,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th June, 1888.

No. 17 of 1888.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Coroner's abolition Ordinance, 1888.

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G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

[9th June, 1888.] HEREAS it is expedient to abolish the Office of Coroner and to provide for the discharge of the duties thereof by the Magistrates; Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. Magistrate in this Ordinance shall mean any Magistrate appointed by the Governor to discharge the duties of Coroner, or, in his absence or inability to act, any Police Magistrate.

2. From the time of the coming into force of this Ordinance the Office of Coroner and all incidental Offices thereto attached shall be abolished.

3. The duties hitherto performed by the Coroner shall be performed by the Magistrates or either of them as the Governor may from time to time direct, and the Magistrates shall have, in relation to such duties, all the powers and privileges a Coroner had by law at the time of the coming into force of this Ordinance.

4. The Governor may from time to time by order under his hand set apart suitable places for the reception of dead bodies for the purpose of post mortem examination, and may make regulatious for the management of such places. When any such place has been set apart the Magistrate may order the removal of any dead body to and from such place for the purpose of any post mortem examination, and may order the cost of such removal to be defrayed from public funds.

5. The Superintendent of the Civil Hospital or such other medical officer as may be appointed by the Governor for the duty, shall, on receivingfanyldead body, make a

Preamble,

Definition.

Office of Coroner abolt:hed.

Duties to be performed by Magistrates.

Places for post mortem, (29 and 30 V. c. 9. x. 20; 38 and 39 V. c. 55. 6. 143.)

Preliminary examination

of bedies. (7 of 68, 7.)