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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7ти JULY, 1905.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 420.
The following Regulations are published.
By Command,
F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th July, 1905.
REGULATIONS
Made by the Governor in Council under the Sugar Convention Ordinance, 1904, Section 3, this 30th day of June, 1905,
for the Import and Export &c. of Sugar in transit.
1. When sugar in transit arrives at this port, particulars of the said sugar, in Form A hereunder, shall be furnished forthwith to the Superintendent of Imports and Exports by the master of the vessel conveying the said sugar, or by the agent or importer. It shall then be competent for the Superintendent of Imports and Exports to issue a permit allowing the said sugar, under police supervision, either to remain on board the said vessel for export, or to be transhipped therefrom to another vessel, or to be stored in a warehouse set apart for that purpose and approved by the Governor.
2. Before any sugar in transit which is stored in a warehouse can be removed therefrom for export, the agent or importer shall deliver to the Superintendent of Imports and Exports a written. It shall then be requisition containing particulars of the said sugar similar to the particulars aforesaid. competent for the Superintendent of Imports and Exports to issue a permit allowing the said sugar, under police supervision, to be removed as aforesaid.
3. The Superintendent of Imports and Exports, his staff and the police shall have access to sugar in transit at all times and wherever situated.
4. Any person loading, unloading or removing sugar in transit without a permit or not under police supervision as aforesaid, and any person neglecting to furnish to the Superintendent of Imports and Exports the particulars aforesaid of sugar in transit within twenty-four hours after its arrival at this port, and any person preventing or hindering the access of the Superintendent of Imports and Exports or his staff or the police to sugar in transit, shall be guilty of a breach of these Regulations.
Form A.
PARTICULARS OF SUGAR IN TRANSIT.
Fill in whichever of these three lines is applicable, running the pen through those which are required.
not
Arrived on board the S. S.
To remain on board the said S. S.
To be transhipped to the S. S.
To be stored in
To be exported per Consignee....
Marks and Nos.
Packages.
Description.
to
from
Weight.
Measuremeut.
I hereby state that to the best of my knowledge the above particulars are correct, and that it is intended to deal with this sugar in accordance with the Sugar Convention Ordinance 1904, and with the Regulations made thereunder.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 30th June, 1905.
Agent.
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Clerk of Councils.