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January, 1926, run from the 31st December, 1925, ie., the day before the commencement of Ordinance No. 13 of 1925, instead of from the date of the issue of the patent in the United Kingdom.
2. The present amending Ordinance also extends the time limit generally to five years instead of three years.
3. In spite of the provisions of section 12 of the Inter- pretation Ordinance, 1911, Ordinance No. 31 of 1911, some doubts have been expressed as to the continuaneo of rights acquired under the Patents Ordinance, 1892, Ordinance No. 2 of 1892, which was repealed by Ordi- nance No. 13 of 1925. In particular some doubts have been expressed as to whether the right to register assigne ments, von Barel by sedion * of Ordinance No. 2 of 1892. still subsists, In order to allay these doubts section 3 of the present amending Ordinance has been inserted.
II. E. POLLOCK,
Attorney General.
8th June, 1928.
A BILL
[No. 15-1.6.28.-1.]
INTITULED
An Ordinance to authorize the Appropriation. of a Supplementary Sum of Three hundred and eighty-seven thousand five hundred and ninety-nine Dollars and thirty-three Cents to defray the Charges of the year 1927.
WHEREAS it has become necessary to make further provision for the public service of the Colony for the year 1927, in addition to the charge upon the revenue of the Colony for the service of the said year already provided for:
BL it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
A sum of three hundred and eighty-seven thousand five hundred and ninety-nine Dollars and thirty-three Cents is hereby charged upon the revenue of the Colony for the service of the year 1927, the said sum so charged being expended as hereinafter specified
is to say!
Ilis Excellency the Governor
Royal Observatory
Attorney General
Land Office..........
Public Works Recurrent
Miscellaneous Services Charitable Services
that
1,777.25
1,389.99
1,831.10
676.12
2,0044.98
357,694,88
22,134.41
TOTAL,.........$ 387,599.33