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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 12, 1915.
4 節瓜每磅 四仙
Cts.
Turnips, Punti, (Long),-Lo Pak
lb.
4 本地蘿白每磅 四仙
Vegetable Marrow, - Tsit Kwa
Water Cress,-Sai Yeung Tsoi
55
15
Lily root,-Lin Ngau
Yams, -Tai Shi
12 西洋菜每磅 一毫二仙
6 蓮藕每磅 六仙
6 大薯每磅 六仙
6. The prices of provisions imported from countries other than China (excepting those above enumerated) may not be raised more than 15% above the retail prices prevailing in the Colony on the 25th July, 1914.
7. Cooking Salt, 2 cents per lb.
NOTE.-In consideration of the loss sustained by discount on sub- sidiary coinage, payment for all articles of food not exceeding $2 in value (excepting the articles enumerated in Clause 5) shall if made in subsidiary coin be subject to an additional charge of 15%.
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 12th day of March, 1915.
No. 11.
By Command,
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
[L.S.]
FRANCIS HENRY MAY,
Governor.
By His Excellency Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY Knight Commander of the Most Dis- tinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same:
Whereas by section 3 of the Chinese Passengers Act 1855 it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor of Hongkong to declare by proclamation for the purposes of the said Act and of the regulations therein referred to what shall be deemed to be the duration of the voyage of any Chinese passenger ships:
Now therefore I Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY Knight Commander of the Most Distin- guished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same by virtue and in pursuance of the power aforesaid do hereby proclaim and declare that the duration of the voyage of a Chinese passenger ship from Amoy or from Swatow to any port in French Indo-China shall be deemed to be eight days.
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 12th day of March 1915.
By Command,
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
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