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welfare of, persons employed in connection therewith, or
any class of those persons, he may, subject to the pro-
visions of this Ordinance, make such an order as appears
to him to be reasonably practicable and to meet the
necessity of the case.

(2) An order so made may, among other things—

(a) prohibit the employment of, or modify or limit
the hours of employment of, all persons or any class
of persons in connection with any manufacture,
machinery, plant, process, or description of manual
Jabour; or

(b) prohibit, limit, or control the use of any material
or process; or

(c) modify, vary, or extend with respect to all
persons or any class of persons employed such pro-
visions of this Ordinance and any regulations or orders
made thereunder as impose requirements as to health,
safety, or welfare; or

(d@) exempt, subject to such conditions as_ the
Governor may consider necessary, any factory or
part of a factory from any of the provisions of this
Ordinance or of any regulations or orders made
thereunder which impose requirements as to health or
welfare ;

and may impose duties on owners or hirers, employed
persons and other persons, as well as on occupiers.

(3) An order so made may provide for the exempticn
of any specified class or description of persons either
absolutely or subject to conditions.

Supplementary Provisions.

Drohibition 35. (1) It shall not be lawful to import into the Colony
of importa- matches made with white phosphorus.

tion and sale

Oe (2) Where by any regulations or orders made under

prohibited this Ordinance the use of any material or process is

materials. prohibited, the Governor in Council may by order prohibit
the importation into the Colony of any articles in the
manufacture of which the material or process has been

employed.