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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
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No. 31.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 9TH JUNE, 1894.
VOL. XL.
號一十三第 日六初月五年午甲 日九初月六年四十九百八千一
簿十四第
No. 4.
PROCLAMATION.
[L.S.]
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Governor.
By His Excellency Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas by section 31 of The Public Health Ordinance, 1887, (No. 24 of 1887), it is enacted as follows:
(4 Whenever any part of the Colony appears to be threatened with, or is affected by any "formidable epidemic, endemic, or contagious disease, the Governor, with the advice of the "Executive Council, may, by proclamation from time to time, direct that the provisions "contained in sections 32 to 37 of this ordinance, both inclusive be put in force in the "Colony, or such part thereof, as by such proclamation may be specified, and may from time "to time revoke or renew any such proclamation; and, subject to such revocation and 'renewal, every such proclamation shall be in force for such period as in such proclamation "shall be expressed, and every such proclamation shall be published in the Government "Gazette, and such publication shall be conclusive evidence thereof."
And whereas by Proclamation of the Officer Administering the Government of the Colony bearing date the 10th day of May, 1894, and made with the advice of the Executive Council under the provi- sions of the said section 31 of the said Ordinance it was directed that the provisions of the said sections 32 to 37 of the said Ordinance, both inclusive, should be put into force in the Colony for a period of one month from the date of the said Proclamation. And whereas it is expedient to renew the said Proclamation of the 10th day of May, 1894.
Now, therefore, 1, Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, in pursuance of the said section 31 of The Public Health Ordinance, 1887, and with the advice of the Executive Council, do hereby direct that the said Proclamation of the 10th day of May, 1894, be renewed and the same is hereby renewed for a further period of one month from the 9th day of June, 1894.
By Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Government House, Hongkong, this 6th day of June, 1894.
J. G. T. BUCKLE, Acting Clerk of Councils.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 219.
The following Bill which will be read a first time at a meeting of the Legislative Council to be held on Monday, the 11th instant, is published.
By Command,
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 9th June, 1894.
J. G. T. Buckle, Acting Clerk of Councils.