THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 6, 1916.
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The following Amended Notice is substituted for that published in the Hongkong Gazette of the 29th September, 1916:---
309. Vulcaan Coal Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Cardiff, Coal Exporters. Controller: Thomas Harrison, 31, Mosley Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 14 August, 1916.
No. 433. It is hereby notified that the Colony of Hongkong has acceded to the Commercial Treaty between the United Kingdom and Honduras of the 5th May, 1910; the accession having effect from the 11th May, 1916.
No. 434.-The following regulations relating to persons entering or leaving Australia are published for general information.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
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6th October, 1916.
After the first day of September, 1916, no person whose age exceeds, or appears to an officer to exceed, fifteen years shall land at any place in the Commonwealth from any place beyond the Commonwealth unless he is in possession of a passport which, in the case of a person coming from a foreign country, has been issued or viséd by the British Ambassador or a British Consul in that country, and, in the case of a person coming from another part of the British dominions, has been issued or viséd by the proper authorities in that part of the dominions.
After the first day of August, 1916, no person whose age exceeds, or appears to an officer to exceed, fifteen years shall embark at any place in the Commonwealth for any place beyond the Commonwealth unless he is in possession of a passport.
These regulations shall not apply to
(a) any member of the Naval or Military Forces of any part of the British
dominions entering or leaving the Commonwealth on duty;
(b) any member of the crew of any vessel who has signed on in any country outside the Commonwealth, and who leaves the Commonwealth in continua- tion of the same voyage in the same vessel, or any member of the crew of any vessel who signs on in Australia for an oversea voyage who satisfied a competent Naval or Military authority that he is by occupation a seafaring
man;
(e) any person visiting or returning from New Zealand, if he is in possession of a permit to visit New Zealand issued by, or under the authority of, the Depart- ment of External Affairs, and if he travels in a vessel trading solely between the Commonwealth and New Zealand;
(d) any person visiting the Commonwealth from New Zealand or returning to New Zealand, if he is in possession of a permit to visit the Commonwealth issued by the proper authorities in New Zealand;
(e) any person going to or returning from Papua or Norfolk Island who is em-
ployed by the Administration of either of those places;
(f) all bona fide residents or tourists travelling to or from Papua or Norfolk Islands
who hold return tickets;
(g) any person to whom a certificate exempting him from the dictation text under the Immigration Act 1901-1902 has been issued by, or under the authority of, the Department of External Affairs so long as the certificate remains in force.
In these Regulations Passport means a passport issued or renewed not more than two years previously by, or on behalf of, the Government of the country of which the person to whom it relates is a subject or citizen, and which is still in force, or some other document satisfactorily establishing the nationality and identity of the person to. whom it relates, to which passport or document there is attached a photograph of the person to whom it relates.
MUNRO-FERGUSON.