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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JUNE, 1905.
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SUGAR CONVENTION AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Sugar Convention Ordinance, 1904,
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
VAGRANCY AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Vagrancy Ordinance, 1897.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 1st June, 1905.
Read and confirmed this 1st day of June, 1905.
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Clerk of Councils.
M. NATHAN,
Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION-No. 338.
The following Notice is published.
By Command,
F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd June, 1905.
WHEREAS, by the Charter of Incorporation of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. dated the 29th December, 1853, it is declared as follows:-
It shall not be lawful for the said Company to invest, lay out, or employ any part of their capital or funds in the purchase of any lands, houses or other real, or leasehold property whatsoever, in any of our Colonies, Possessions or Dependencies, save and except such as may by the Governor or Lieuten- ant-Governor or other principal Superintendent or Officer for the time being, of the Colony, Possession or Dependency, in which such hereditaments may be situate be considered as necessary or proper for the purpose of managing, conducting and carrying on the affairs, concerns and business of the said Company, but not in any trading or mercantile speculation or business whatsoever not usually considered as falling within the ordinary and legitimate purposes and operations of a Banking Establishment :
AND WHEREAS, the said Company is desirous of purchasing the leasehold property in this Colony, known as Marine Lot No. 103, together with the building thereon, to be used solely for the purpose of managing, conducting and carrying on the business of the Company:
Now, I, Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong, do hereby declare that I consider the purchase of the said leasehold property to be proper for the purpose of man- aging, conducting and carrying on the affairs, concerns and business of the Company.
Dated the 26th day of May, 1905.
MATTHEW NATHAN,
Governor, &c.