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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 22, 1916.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amendment and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
ADJOURMENT.—The Council then adjourned sine die.
Confirmed this 21st day of December, 1916.
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Clerk of Councils.
F. H. MAY, Governor.
APPOINTMENTS, &c.
No. 553. His Majesty the King has been pleased to entrust the seals of the Colonial Department to the Right Honourable WALTER LONG, M.P., as one of the Principal Secretaries of State.
18th December, 1916.
No. 554. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint, under Sub- section 1 of Section 2 of the Pilots Ordinance, 1904, (Ordinance No. 3 of 1904), Captain THOMAS ARTHUR to be a Member of the Pilotage Board, vice Mr. THOMAS PHILIP HALL resigned, with effect from the 20th December, 1916.
22nd December, 1916.
NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. 555. The following Board of Trade notice stating the procedure for the issue of licences for the importation into France and Algeria of "prohibited" goods of British manufacture is published for general information.
IMPORTATION INTO FRANCE AND ALGERIA OF "PROHIBITED' GOODS OF BRITISH MANUFACTURE.
(Reprinted from the "Board of Trade Journal" of 19th October, 1916.)
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In agreement with the British Government, the French Government have set up at King's House, Kingsway, London, W.C., a French Customs office (Bureau des Douanes Français de Londres) for the issue of licences for the importation into France and Algeria. of goods of British production or manufacture which are included in the list of articles prohibited to be imported into those countries.