THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 17, 1907.
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And whereas, by various Proclamations issued from time to time, such exportation and carriage coastwise were prohibited, and remain prohibited until the 28th day of May, 1907, and that it is expedient to continue such prohibition :
Now, therefore, I, FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong and its Dependencies, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, do, by this Proclamation, prohibit for a further period of six months from and including the 28th day of May, 1907, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony, Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores, and any articles which I may judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods or Articles respectively, unless this Proclamation shall, in the meantime, be revoked, or unless permission shall have been obtained under Section 3 of the Ordinance above mentioned.
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony, at Victoria, Hongkong, this 14th day of May, 1907.
By Command,
A. M. THOMSON,
Colonial Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
No. 343.
Regulations made by the Governor-in-Council this 14th day of May, 1907, under Section 5 of the Prospecting and Mining Ordinance, 1906, (Ordinance No. 7 of 1906).
The following alterations are made in the Conditions of a Prospecting Licence published in Government Notification No. 671 of the 26th July, 1906.
Condition No. 2 is rescinded and the following is substituted therefor :—
2. The licence shall continue in force for six months from its date and may be renewed from time to time for further periods of six months at the discretion of the Governor-in-Council. The Licensee shall give notice
of his desire for renewal not less than fourteen days before the expiry of cach period of six months.
Condition No. 3 is amended by the insertion in the last line thereof of the word "each” between the words "at the tiine of" and "application for renewal.”
Condition No. 4 is amended by the insertion of the words " or may be in special cases prescribed by the Governor-in-Council" between the words “Rules and 66 or" in the fourth line thereof.
The Form of Prosp cting Licence is amended by the omission of the words renewable for one like period.”
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Clerk of Councils.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
15th May, 1907.