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6. If a master of any vessel has reason to believe that a person who does not hold a passport in accordance with these regulations has been brought into the Colony in his vessel, he shall cause such person to be detained and he shall forthwith notify the Captain Superintendent of Police. The master or in the absence of the master then the owner or the agent of the vessel by which any person is brought into the Colony in contraven- tion of these regulations shall on notice in writing by the Colonial Secretary be liable to convey and shall cause to be conveyed such person out of the Colony in the vessel in which he was brought to the Colony or in some other vessel named in such notice on such date and to such place as the Colonial Secretary may specify and no charge shall be made against the Government in respect thereof.
8. No person shall assist or attempt to assist any person to commit any breach
of these regulations.
9. Any person committing a breach of these regulations shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding $500 or to both imprisonment and fine.
10. These regulations shall not apply
(a) To any member of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces
travelling on duty.
(b) To persons of Chinese race.
A. G. M. FLETCHER, Colonial Secretary.
10th January, 1919.
TREASURY.
No. 21. It is hereby notified for the information of Owners and Occupiers of tenements that, under the provisions of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, Ordinance No. 6 of 1901, and the Rating (Special War Rate) Ordinance, 1917, Ordinance No. 18 of 1917, Rates for the First Quarter of 1919, including the Special War Rate of 7%, are payable in advance or before the 31st January, 1919.
If any person shall fail to pay such Rates on or before the 28th February, 1919, pro- ceedings will be taken in the Supreme Court for their recovery without further notice.
No refund of Rates in respect of vacant tenements will be granted unless such Rates have been paid during and within the month of January, nor unless application is made for such refund within fifteen days from the expiration of the quarter.
4th January, 1919.
C. McI. MESSER,
Treasurer.
SUPREME COURT.
No. 22.-It is hereby notified for general information that, pursuant to Section 5 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinances, 1899-1913, His Honour the Chief Justice has ordered that the next Criminal Sessions for the despatch of the business of the Court shall be held on Monday, the 20th day of January, 1919, at 10 o'clock in the fore-
noon.
HUGH A. NISBET,
Registrar.
8th January, 1919.